Parish Information
Address:
Sacred Heart Shrine
Egmore
No.14, Pantheon Road,
Chennai – 600 008.
Brief History:
As per our records the Church was established in the year 1848 and the first Parish Priest was Rev Fr Jerome from Portugal. The Parish is famous for Sacred Heart devotion started by Fr. A.J. Adaikalam in the year 1954.Every Friday and particularly First Friday. People visited the church and with this the devotion to Sacred Heart grew and many Hindus and Muslims also visit the Church. On 8th September 2005 the present Archbishop His Grace, Most Rev Dr AM Chinnappa SDB DD Ph D issued a decree elevating this Parish as a Shrine of the Archdiocese.
Mass Timings:
Sunday Mass ? Timings / Language: 6.15 am & 5.00 pm ? Tamil
8.00 am ? English.
About the Church
Chennai (erstwhile Madras) is the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on Coramandel coast off Bay of Bengal. Christianity arrived to Chennai with St. Thomas around 50CE.
Portuguese arrived in 1522 and built a port called “San thome” (present Santhome in Chennai) and “Santhome Church” after the Christian apostle, St. Thomas, who is believed to have preached in the area between 52 and 70 CE. The English East India Company under Francis Day bought lands in Chennai…
Schedule of Services
Mass Schedule
- Sunday Mass Timings & Language: 6.15 am & 5.00 pm (Tamil)
- 8.00 am (English)
- First Friday Mass : 5.45 am , 10.30 am & 3.30 pm (Tamil)
- 6.30 am & 6.30 pm ( English)
Our Dearest Loving Sacred Heart of Jesus, keep spiritually ,physically,mentally and financially fit.Help me my children in their studies ,employment and future plans in proper shape.Help my wife and Dear ones in whatever they need.Bless us ,guide & protect us from all evil.Amen