St. Joseph Province, North India, of TheFranciscan Missionary Brothers came into existence in the year 1979 by passing a Resolution at the Eighth General Chapter in 1979. The General Chapter“formally agreed to upgrade the existing Regions, except the Region of Europe, into full-fledged Provinces.” Subsequently, the General Chapter appointed the First Interim Provincial and his four Councilors of Northern Province for one year. Rev. Bro. Fedlis Edattel of happy memory was appointed as the First Provincial of North India with St. Joseph as its patron.

1. The following Brothers were the successive provincials

Sl.No.	Names	Period
1	Bro. Anacletus Manalayil	1980-1983
2	Bro. Hubert Kumpuckal	1983-1986 and 1990-1992
3	Bro. Isaac Poyanil	1986-1989 and 1989-1990
4	Bro. Julius George Vattavayalil	1992-1995 and 2007-2010
5	Bro. Silverius Kizhakumthala	1995-1998
6	Bro. Alphonse Nesamony	1998-2001
7	Bro. Vincent Philip	2001-2004 and 2004 - 2007
8	Bro. Laurence Abraham	2010 - 2013 and 2013 - 2016
9	Bro. Julius George Vattavayalil	2016 -

The Province fraternity of St. Joseph consists of seventeen communities. These communities are a complex reality as we constitute a multi-cultural, multi-lingual, heterogeneous and diversified fraternity. The province reaches out to six states in North India and one in South India. The province is very vast with remote missions and diverse political units having their own laws and regulations.