Parish Information
Address:
Our Lady of Rosary Church
Mannarpuram
Tuticorin Dt
Pin : 627 657.
Ph.No : 04637-278104.
Brief History:
Catholics of Mannarpuram in 1923 built a thatched church and from Bangalore the statue of Our Lady of Rosary was brought in 1927. Fr. Raja laid foundation for the new church in 1935. As the work was completed in 1949, Bishop Roche blessed and consecrated the church in the time of Fr. Augustine. The church bell named Maria was installed and for the first time Corpus Christi procession was held in 1954. The vestibule of the church was built in 1971. Mannarpuram was made an independent parish on the 4 th of January 1982 in the time of Fr. Cedric Pieris as the parish priest of Anaikarai. Fr. Joseph Amalraj, the first parish priest constructed the Grotto of Our Lady of Good Health and Fr. Jeya Jothi built the new rectory.
Parish Priests:
Fr. Joseph Amalraj
Fr. Raja Bose
Fr. Jesu William
Fr. James Selvaraj
Fr. Michael Jegathees
Patron Saint : Our Lady of Rosary
Feast of the : October 7
Substations:
Sivanthiapuram
Church constructed in: 1935
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
Sankanankulam
Church constructed in: 1945
St. Xavier church
South Vijayanarayanam
Church constructed in: 1975
St. Thomas Church
Vijaya Achampadu
Church constructed in: 1973
St. Michael Church
Azhagappapuram
St. James Church
Perumpanai
St. Antony Church
@X. FELIX RAJA ee
st thomas church south vijayanarayanam is constructed in the year 1870. the above infermation as per tuticorin ds record
There is a small correction in this website St. Thomas church, South Vijayanarayanam is constructed in the year 1895. It is better to confirm with records which is the control of Fr. Jerold Cruz, parish priest, Mannarpuram