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In response to the wishes of Br. Hippolytus, the then Provincial of St. Joseph’s Province Kerala, to have a house near to Delhi but within the diocese of Meerut, Br. Hyacinth was deputed in May 1971 to look for a place. He opened a small School in a rented building at Sahibabad in Ghaziabad district. A plot of land earmarked for school was procured and the ground floor of Holy Angels School was ready by 1978. The F.C.C. Sisters of Trichur province joined the School in 1977. In 1981 a convent and St. Patrick parish chapel were built. A commission set up by the election chapter of 1977 favoured the change of mission headquarters from Bilaspur to Sahibabad and it was executed in 1980. Later in 1994, the headquarters was shifted from Sahibabad to Yamuna Vihar, Delhi.

In Sahibabad there is a friary, parish church and an English Medium High School (ICSE). In 1994 the name of the parish was changed from St. Patrick’s church to Holy Angels Church. The friars look after the Air Force Hindon Church too. The paris was bifurcated in January 1997 and the Surya Nagar parish was established.

A new plot of land was purchased in 1997 through the efforts of Brs. Mathew Ullatt & Jose Kollannur for the school ground. A new church and a K.G. block were constructed in the new plot in the year 2000 under the supervision of Fr. John Prakash.In the year 2014 because of certain issues the parish church is constructed away from the compound near Mohan Nagar. Br. Joban Mathew is appointed as parish priest. At present Br. Benoy Joseph serves as guardian and principal of the school.