Infant Jesus Church – Guindy

Brief History:

The Church of Infant Jesus at Guindy, a sub-station of St. Thomas Mount was constructed and blessed by the Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam SJ on 10th January 1988. Rev Fr Kanickairaj was the first Priest-in-charge.The present Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, Dr Antony Devotta, was Priest-in-charge till 1993. He developed the devotion to Infant Jesus and popularized it. Although this Church is in the Industrial area, it attracts many pilgrims, from different places and enjoys the unity and support of the local people. In 1995 Guindy was officially established as a separate Parish and Rev Fr A Anthonyswamy was the first Parish Priest

Mass Timings:

Sunday Mass – Timings/Language : 7.30 am & 6.00 pm – Tamil 9.30 am – English

About the Church

Thomas Mount (also known as Parangimalai) is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and close to Chennai International Airport. By extension, it is also the name of the neighbourhood surrounding the hillock.

The neighbourhood is served by the Chennai Metro and the St. Thomas Mount railway station, on the South line of the Chennai Suburban Railway and the Chennai MRTS.