9. SACRED HEART PARISH SHALLANG

Address : Shallang, West Khasi Hills District - 793119

Date of Establishment : 12th May 1966

Congregation in-charge : Salesian of Donbosco

Parish Priest : Fr. Marcus Lakra, SDB

Contact: 8638677838

Asstt. Parish Priest(s) :

1. Fr. Francis Kujur SDB

Contact: 8260150527

2. Fr. Alfred Marzo, SDB

Contact: 9366560209

3.Fr. Hubert Marak, SDB

Contact: 7005663165

Religious Community(ies) : MSMHC

Brief History of Shallang

​The first people who came to settle in Shallang were those groups of people from Songsak clan around the year 1970 A.D. After a few years they started to open some shops. When the PWD road had been constructed from Shillong to Tura, they began to open a market place as it was a centrally situated village just as we find today. Then in 1976 A.D the Sohbar clan came to settle in their own land adjacent to the place with Songsak clan and by 1981, 2nd February (L) Rev. Albizuri SDB opened the Primary School Called R.C.L.P at Shallang Sohbar with Sir Clement Nongbri as the first teacher who continues to be in service till date. On 15th February 1986 (L) Rev. Fr. Nicholas Tulugi opened the upper Primary School. He gave the name of the School, Joplang, after his very own name (Nicholas). Joplang means "to overcome together" poverty, sickness, and ignorance. Sir Headbat (Constantine) Rongrin was the first Headmaster before the sisters of MSMHC arrived.

​Then on 1st June 1999 Rev. Fr. Alfred Marzo, SDB arrived in Shallang and opened a new Parish. He is the first Parish Priest of the new Parish and continued till July 2022. In May 2022, SDB Provincial appointed Rev. Fr. Sangma Denis Toju SDB as the 2nd Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart Parish. Rev. Fr. Alfred Marzo was appointed as the Director of the same Institution. Rev. Fr Sangma Denis Toju SDB was the 2nd Rector and Parish Priest of Shallang Parish on 26th September 2022.

At present Shallang Parish has 7 to 8 thousand Catholic. The population is 70 to 75 thousand approximately.

It has one Higher Secondary School in the Centre, two Secondary Schools, 18 RCLP Schools, Upper Primary School, 27 concrete Chapels, two hostels one for the girls and one for the boys and girls.

Two dispensaries run by MSMHC sisters.

In the Parish there are 3(three) Priests, one lay Brother.

In Queen Mary Convent there are 6(six) sisters.

Head Catechist - 1(one) trained and 1(one) untrained.

Village Catechists - 25(twenty five).