St Mary's Church, Cheloor

St. Mary's Church
Cheloor - Edathirinji (in Hindi)

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Location Irinjalakuda Moonupeedika Road, Kerala, India
Affiliation Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
District Thrissur District
Country India
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Parish
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Date established AD 1880

St Mary's Church is a Syro-Malabar parish church in Cheloor/Edathirinji, Kerala, India (in diocesan records Mary Immaculate Church, Cheloor). The church follows leadership by Syro-Malabar Catholic Church under Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda.

Overview

  1. Parish  : Cheloor
  2. Forane  : Irinjalakuda
  3. Patron  : Mary Immaculate
  4. First Church : 1879
  5. Consecration of First Church  : 1880
  6. Cemetery  : 1915
  7. Parish Priest Home  : 1917
  8. Consecration New Church  : 22.12.1996
  9. Religious Houses  : 2
  10. Priests  : 1
  11. Male Religious  : 2
  12. Female Religious  : 10
  13. Catholic Population  : 2800
  14. Catholic Families  : 525
  15. Family Units  : 18

Worship time

Daily Mass : 6:30AM (Mon - Sat) Sunday : 6:30 AM, 11:30AM

Neighbour parishes

  1. St.Thomas Cathedral Irinjalakuda
  2. Our Lady of Dollars Irinjalakuda West (Thanisserry)
  3. St Antony's Church Paduva Nagar (Ikkarakunnu)
  4. St Sebastian Church Edakkulam
  5. St Marys's Church Padiyoor
  6. St Joseph's Syrian Church Mathilakam
  7. St Joseph's Latin Church Mathilakam
  8. St Joseph's Church Kaipamangalam
  9. Our Lady of Carmel Church Aripalam

Chapels

  1. Fathima Matha Chapel, Kandeswaram
  2. St. George Chapel, near Church Road
  3. St. Antony's Chappel, Edathirinji
  4. St. Joseph Chapel, Americankettu North West
  5. Sacred Heart Chapel, Chelookavu
  6. St. Sebastian Chapel, Kattikulam
  7. St. Antony's Chapel, Edakulam Road
  8. St. Alphonsa Chapel, Pothany Road

Governance

Kudumbasammelana units

  1. Little Flower
  2. St. Sebastian
  3. Dollars
  4. Lourd Matha
  5. St. John
  6. Holy Angels
  7. Don Bosco
  8. St. James
  9. St. Mathew
  10. St.Alphonsa
  11. Pavanathma
  12. St. Vincent De Paul
  13. St. Mary's
  14. St. George

Catholic organisations

Institutions

Religious houses in the parish

Fathers, brothers and sisters from parish

  1. Fr.Joseph Cheruvathur
  2. Br.Paulose Arimbuparambil MMB
  3. Sr.Stephin CMC

Former vicars

After New Church Building

  1. Fr.Joseph Maliyekal
  2. Dr. Antony Manjaly
  3. Fr.Raphel Puthenveettil
  4. Fr.Varghese Perinjeril V.C
  5. Fr.Johny Menachery
  6. Fr.Martin Payyappilly CMI (Acting)
  7. Dr. Joji Palamattah
  8. Fr.Joy Puthenveettil
  9. Fr.Benny Kizhakkeyil CST (Acting)
  10. Fr.Joby Kachappilly CMI (Acting)
  11. Fr.Dr. Davis Chenginiyadan

Mass times

Communication details

References

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