St. Joseph's Centre, a is situated in a beautiful seven acre orchard close to the National high Way opposite to the District Courts in Rampur U.P. This place used to be a zoo at the time of Nawabs who ruled Rampur till 1947.

Br. Pius Tei of Tuscany province bought this plot of land along with a couple of old buildings in 1963 in the name of the Diocese of Meerut. In 1965 St. Joseph's Rampur was established a parish. Br. Pius and Br. Lanfrank are the pioneer missionaries of Rampur district. In the year 1976 this plot of land with its old buildings was handed over the Diocese to the Northern Capuchin Mission Region of Kerala Province in view of starting a Vocational Training Centre.

St. Joseph's Vocational Training Centre started in 1982, is the fruit of the vision and hard work of Br. Blaise. Br. Hadrian laboured along with Fr. Blaise for the construction of Friary, Church, Workshops and Hostel. Other brothers who succeeded Br. Blaise further improved this centre. St. Joseph's Centre also served as a Minor Seminary of the region in the year 1987-88. Later the seminary was shifted to Dasna Masoori.

The untiring efforts of our brothers in and around Rampur district has resulted in the growth of a vibrant Christian Community which today has been grown into a number of separate parishes of Swar, Azimnagar, Tanda & Milakkanam, giving St. Joseph's Centre Rampur, a status of a Mother Church of the area.

Br. Pius Tei of Tuscany province bought this plot of land along with a couple of old buildings in 1963 in the name of the Diocese of Meerut. In 1965 St. Joseph's Rampur was established a parish. Br. Pius and Br. Lanfrank are the pioneer missionaries of Rampur district. In the year 1976 this plot of land with its old buildings was handed over the Diocese to the Northern Capuchin Mission Region of Kerala Province in view of starting a Vocational Training Centre.

St. Joseph's Vocational Training Centre started in 1982, is the fruit of the vision and hard work of Br. Blaise. Br. Hadrian laboured along with Fr. Blaise for the construction of Friary, Church, Workshops and Hostel. Other brothers who succeeded Br. Blaise further improved this centre. St. Joseph's Centre also served as a Minor Seminary of the region in the year 1987-88. Later the seminary was shifted to Dasna Masoori.

The untiring efforts of our brothers in and around Rampur district has resulted in the growth of a vibrant Christian Community which today has been grown into a number of separate parishes of Swar, Azimnagar, Tanda & Milakkanam, giving St. Joseph's Centre Rampur, a status of a Mother Church of the area.Br. D. James did a lot of work in the area of evangelization and education. Presently Bros. Jojo Kurian and Cyriac George are appointed as guardian, director of VTC and parish priest respectively.