St Joseph

St Joseph

Address:

St Joseph Church
Erukkanchery
Dr Radhakrishnan Salai,
Vivekananda Nagar,
Chennai – 600 118.

Location

Brief History:

The Parish of Erukkencherry was established on 24th May 1978 and entrusted to the Salesians. Sastri Nagar and Satyamurthy Nagar were its substations. Rev Fr Joseph Vettam SDB took charge of this Parish as its first Parish Priest. He established a number of schools both English and Tamil. After the tenure Fr K P Joseph SDB the Archdiocese took charge of this Parish. The first Archdiocesan Priest was Fr Vincent Chinnadurai who upgraded the schools and built a new Church in honour of St Joseph. In the year 2003 the Parish celebrated its Silver Jubilee when the Adoration Chapel was constructed.

Mass Timings:

Sunday Mass – Timings/Language :6.00 am, 7.30 am, 10.30 am (Children),
6.00 pm -Tamil
Eucharistic Chapel Timings – 7.00 am to 8.00 pm