St Mary's Church, Cheloor

St. Mary's Church
Cheloor - Edathirinji (in Hindi)
Front View
Religion
AffiliationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
DistrictThrissur District
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish
Governing bodyThrissur Archdiocese
Location
LocationIrinjalakuda Moonupeedika Road, Kerala, India
Architecture
Date establishedAD 1880
Website
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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

  • Mary Immaculate Grotto (inside compound)
  • Mary Immaculate Grotto (main road view)
  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

  • Edavaka Prathinidhi Yogam
  • Kudumbasammelana Kendra Samithi

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

  • C.L.C
  • Altar Boys
  • Gayaka Sangham (Choir)
  • Catholic Youth Movement C.Y.M
  • Catholic Movement
  • Jesus Youth
  • St. Vincent De Paul Society
  • Franciscan Almaya Sabha
  • Mathru Sangam
  • Vanitha Commission

Institutions

  • St Mary's L.P. School Edathirinji: Lower Primary School under CMC Sisters. Here learning in both Malayalam and English medium in Kerala State Syllabus

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

  • Sunday 6.30 a.m Adoration 7.00 a.m Holy Mas 10.30 Holy Mass
  • Mon-Wed & Sat 6.30 a.m Holy Mass
  • Thursday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass
  • First Saturday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass & Novena in Grotto

Communication details

References

  • "Cheloor St Marrys Church - Site". cheloorchurch.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • "Marian Voice". smccheloor.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • "PARISH HALL (st ' mary's church cheloor)". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • http://www.sahrdayatech.com/irdiocese/parishes.php?&thisrow=1
  • "Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in". catholicchurches.in. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100412112326/http://www.irinjalakudadiocese.com/parishes.htm
  • www.churchesinindia.com. "Churches In Irinjalakuda Diocese, Syro Malabar Catholic Churches, Parishes Photos, Church, Churches In India". churchesinindia.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  • "Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in". catholicchurches.in. Retrieved 11 February 2014.