About

Fr. Vincent Barboza is a Catholic Priest from the Archdiocese of Bombay but works in the Diocese of Christchurch (New Zealand). He was born and brought up in Mumbai, India. His parents were originally from Mangalore in Karnataka, South India. He did his academic and religious studies in Mumbai.

Ordination of Fr. Vincent

He joined St. Pius X Seminary, Mumbai in 1996 for his priestly studies after his working career both in India and abroad (Bahrain). After completing his studies for eight years in Philosophy and Theology, he was ordained on the 17th of April 2004 by the late Ivan Cardinal Dias.

Pastoral Ministries

Assistant Priest at St. Vincent De Paul Church, Khar for 7 years

Assistant Priest at Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Borivli West

for 5 years

Parish Priest at Our Lady of Forsaken Church,

Malwani Colony, Malad West, for 6 years

Assistant Priest at St. Mary's Cathedral Parish,

Christchurch (NZ) since November '22

Assistant Priest at Holy Name Parish, Timaru, NZ since February '24

Other ministries

Course on Catholic Apologetics
Course on Evangelisation
Course on New Religious Movements
Course on "How to live an Abundant Life
Retreats for different groups
Seminars on Scriptures and Theological Topics
Course on Different Methods of Prayers drawn from Church tradition
Writing for different Religious Magazine.
Course on Memory Techniques to School students