St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, Vellayambalam

St.Theresa of Lisieux Church, Trivandrum
Exterior View
Religion
AffiliationLatin Catholic
DistrictTrivandrum
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusParish
Year consecrated1996 (1996)
Location
Location Trivandrum, India
StateKerala
Architecture
TypePresent Day
Completed26 January 2004
Specifications
Capacity750 Persons
Interior area450 m2
Website
http://www.vellayambalamparish.org/

St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church, Vellayambalam is a Latin Catholic church in Vellayambalam junction, in the city of Trivandrum, capital of the state of Kerala, India. It is dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.It is very close to the Arch Bishop's residence & The Raj Bhavan (Kerala).

Parish

The Parish of the St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic Church is under the care of Very Rev. Fr. Dr Gladin Alex DCL. In addition to being the Parish Priest Fr. Gladin also has the duties of being the Judicial Vicar, Archdiocese of Trivandrum.

History

The church started as a small group of people from the areas of Vellayambalam, Sasthamangalam, Kowdiar, and many surrounding areas. The people got together at a small Shed beside the existing church building. At the beginning there used to be Mass in the Malayalam language. Later they had English mass as well. To this day this continues. There is English Mass Every Sunday after the Malayalam Mass. After the year 2000 the parishioners decided to build a new church building. The number of people arriving for mass was more than what could be accommodated in the shed that was used. With the donations and efforts of many people, they constructed a new church.

References

Sources

  • Church document [1]
  • Mass Timings [2]


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