Goa, April 16 -- Stella Maris Chapel, Miramar, was sol emnly elevated to the status of a Church on Wednesday April 15, marking a historic and grace-filled milestone for the local Catholic com munity. The Eucharistic cele bration was presided over by Archbishop Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, in the presence of the Fr Romeo Monteiro, Chancellor, Fr Francisco Dias, Panjim deanery Dean, Fr Zeferino D'Souza the First parochi al Administrator of Stella Maris Church, Fr Edmund Barretto, Parish Priest of St Inez, Fr Joaquim Loiola Pereira, Secretary to the Archbishop of Goa, the former Chaplains of Stella Maris Chapel, the clergy, re ligious, Rohit Monserrate, Panjim Mayor, Surendra Furtado, ex-mayor, guests, and a large gathering of the faith...