Omzoor[1] is situated at a distance of 14 km from Mangalore to the north east and is surrounded by Neermarga, Belloor, Modankap, Fermai parishes.
In 1568, a Franciscan priest built a church at Arkula, where presently Nitya Sahaaya Maatha High School is situated.
Bangera kings of Nandavar donated the land to build the present Holy Family Church at Omzoor.
A shed that was built at Fermai by Fr Andrew D’Souza was officially erected in 1999 as chapel and later, on 20 May 2004 into a parish.
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