San Thome Nagar, Kalanaur is situated along the Indo-Pak border in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Kalanaur area was a part of St. Theresa’s Parish, Dhariwal. During this period a chapel and a catechist’s house were put up at Mastkot, a village with hundreds of Catholics.

In 1969, Dhariwal parish was entrusted to the Capuchins of the Indian Province. In 1972, St. Thomas School, Mastkot a Punjabi medium school was opened by Br. Felician in memory of the 19th centenary of the martyrdom St. Thomas, the Apostle of India. Today this high school has over 1000 students and is one of the best schools in the region.

In 1976, a plot of land was purchased at Kalanaur by Br. Felician and a Capuchin community took shape with Brs. Felician and Joseph Zacharias; Br. Hadrian joined the community later and helped in developing the land and the premises. In the same year Kalanaur was established as a separate Parish dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle.

In 1980, the community of CMC Sisters of the Pushparam Province started staying at Mastkot to assist in the pastoral work and school apostolate. An apostolic boarding was opened at Kalanaur in 1995-96.

In the year 2012 on 17th July, Gyan Jyoti Minor Seminary was opened and Brs. Johny Lonis and John Prakash were appointed as rector and vice-rector respectively. Now the boarding and the seminary are both closed down. The friars tend to the parishioners in far-flung villages. There is also a small farm attached to the friary which is being cultivated.