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Socorro is a village that lies five kilometres to the east of Mapusa town in Bardez taluka. It is administered by a ''panchayat'' represented by members from the seven wards of Ambirna, Arrarim, Carrem, Maina, Porvorim, Vaddem and Zosvaddo. It is also considered as a
As of 2001 India
"Built in 1667, this was the third parish church to be erected within the confines of the original parish of Serula. It was rebuilt in 1763. The throne and the pulpit of this church came from the Oratorian Convent of Cruz dos Milagres at Old Goa."
Given that 
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The recent urbanisation in Goa has led to many settlers in the area, and some prominent homes being built here.
Some land scams have also been reported in the area, as in the July 2020 Enforcement Directorate attachment of land in Socorro worth Rs 3.19 crore (Rs 30.10 million), in a case reported to involve local functionaries too as coming "under the scanner of the ED sleuths."
"Our Lady of Socorro" Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar
Socorro is a village that lies five kilometres to the east of Mapusa town in Bardez taluka. It is administered by a ''panchayat'' represented by members from the seven wards of Ambirna, Arrarim, Carrem, Maina, Porvorim, Vaddem and Zosvaddo. It is also considered as a census town
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in North Goa district
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of Goa
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. It once formed part of the ''comunidade'' and the larger village of Serula. Serula has since been divided into the villages of ''Salvador do Mundo, Penha da Franca'' ''(Britona), Pomburpa and Socorro.'' The village takes its name from the patron saint or deity of its parish church, our Lady of Succour or ''Nossa Senhora do Socorro''.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census
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, Socorro had a population of 10,171. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Socorro (Serula) has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. In Socorro (Serula), 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Church of Nossa Senhora do Socorro
"Built in 1667, this was the third parish church to be erected within the confines of the original parish of Serula. It was rebuilt in 1763. The throne and the pulpit of this church came from the Oratorian Convent of Cruz dos Milagres at Old Goa."
Given that Bardez
''Bardez'' ( kok, Bardes; pt, Bardes; IPA: ) is a ''taluka'' of the North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It was a ''concelho'' in the Portuguese State of India before 1961.
Etymology
The name is credited to the Saraswat Br ...
was evangelized by the Franciscans
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, and that the church has a cloister
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, it is likely that it used to be served by the Franciscans.
The annual feast of Our Lady of Succour is celebrated on November 21.
The parish
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has one chapel with a resident chaplain (Our Lady of Candelaria, Porvorim
Porvorim (pronounced ''Parvari '' ), is the ''De facto'' legislative and executive capital of the state of Goa, India, as both the Goa Legislative Assembly and Secretariat are functioning from the same complex in the region of Alto Porvorim in ...
), and two chapels without chaplains (Our Lady of Remedios, Vaddem and Our Lady of Rosary, Carrem). The church bodies are the Parish Pastoral Council and the Fabrica de Igreja de Socorro. The religious communities are the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod (SCC) at Carrem, and the Medical Mission Sisters (MMS). The associations and movements are the Confraria of Our Lady of Socorro, the Confraria of Our Lady of Candelaria, the Confraria of Our Lady of Remedios, the Confraria of Our Lady of Rosary, Carrem; the Legion of Mary; the Society of St Vincent de Paul; and the Charismatic Renewal. The village has two educational institutions, one is the Our Lady of Succour Primary School run by the Diocesan Society of Education (DSE) and the other is Holy Family High School, Porvorim.
Recent changes
The recent urbanisation in Goa has led to many settlers in the area, and some prominent homes being built here.
Some land scams have also been reported in the area, as in the July 2020 Enforcement Directorate attachment of land in Socorro worth Rs 3.19 crore (Rs 30.10 million), in a case reported to involve local functionaries too as coming "under the scanner of the ED sleuths."
References
"Our Lady of Socorro" Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar
Notes
{{Reflist Cities and towns in North Goa district