Parish Information
Address:
St Andrew Church
vepery
No.123, Kalathiappa Street,
Choolai,
Chennai – 600 112.
Tel 044 – 26 61 22 03 / 25 32 40 15
Brief History:
St Andrew’s, the first Church in Vepery is one of the earliest Roman Catholic churches in Madras. It is the Mother Church for the famous Votive Shrine in Kilpauk, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Perambur, St Joseph’s in Vepery, St Anthony’s in Pudupet and St Anthony’s in Narasingapuram. The old Church of St Andrew’s was built by Rev Fr Felix, an Italian Capuchin in 1830. Msgr D Raju who was the 28th Parish Priest [1940 – 1971] of St Andrew’s Church built the new Church which now exists with great splendour. Msgr P Thomas, late Archbishop of Bangalore, was the Parish Priest from 1931 to 1939.The new Church was constructed at the same site as the old one constructed by the Capuchin Father in Kalathiappa Street.
About the Church
San Thome Church, officially known as the National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, is a church of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, and a minor basilica dedicated to Saint Thomas the Apostle.
The present structure dates back to 1523 AD, when it was built by the Portuguese over the tomb of Thomas. In 1896, it was renovated in the Madras province according…
Schedule of Services
Mass Schedule
- Sunday : 5.30 am & 7.30 am (Tamil) , 9.00 am & 5.30 pm (English)
Greetings to you in the Precious Name of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
I would like to apply for my baptism certificate of which I was baptized in the year of our Lord 1973/ 09 th June...what mut I do .... Kindly advice.
Warm Regards,
Greetings to you in the Precious Name of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
I would like to apply for my baptism certificate of which I was baptized in the year of our Lord 1973/ 09 th June...what mut I do .... Kindly advice.
Warm Regards,
Lyndon
To whom so ever it concerns.
Hello from Denmark.
I am working on Family history. My maternal Grandmother was an Orphan and was married at St. Andrews Catholic Church , Vepery on the 28th of January 1925. I have the marriage certificate - but need her Birth certificate details. Can I view the records - as I know her date of Birth too. She was put into Presentation Convent at a very early age. Please do let me know how to proceed.
Thanking you in anticipation
Cheryl Moeller
PS: I am on whatsapp - if needed.
Do you have any old church records of baptisms, burials, birth or marriages dating from the 1800s and if so can they be viewed and how. I live in Australia but my ancestors lived in the parish and I am researching ,y family history
Please send me the English Mass timings on a sunday at a Roman Catholic Church near Madras Central Railway Station. Full address of Church is required with the English Mass timings (ONLY ENGLISH)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen
Our Dear Eternal Father in Heaven,
We are praying for our dear brother Chrish Andrew. Here we are dedicating him and his family. You always be with him and take him in right path. You please bless your child and his marriage. Show Mercy on his mother and heal her. We all are thankful for your holiness.
Amen
Hail Mary
Pray for my Family and my marriage.And exspecially pray for my mother's health