St. Antony Church – V.E.Road

Address:

St. Antony’s Church
V.E.Road
Tuticorin Dt
Pin : 628 002.
Ph.No : 0461-2320108.

Brief History:

About 2 centuries ago this had been a small thatched church under the Cathedral parish of Tuticorin. With the help of Mr. Roche Victoria it was made into a small stone church. As more people came to this church of St. Antony , Mr. Lazar Fernando helped to build a vestibule and T.S.X.A. Jacob brothers to construct a new altar. Since this church is located at the juction of the market place, and more catholic families clustered around this area, efforts to make it into a parish were undertaken. In January 17 1962 Bishop Thomas Fernando laid the foundation and consecrated on the 13 th of August 1962 . It was made into a parish on the 3 rd of September 1962 .

Parish Priests:

Rev. Rajareegam 1994

Patron Saint : St. Antony
Feast of the : June 13
The second : St. Antony the Abbot
Feast of the second patron saint : January 17

About the Church

Antony Kattiparambil (born 14 October 1970) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Cochin from October 2025.