Parish Information
Address:
St Joseph Church
Vepery
No.30, Vepery High Road,
Chennai – 600 007.
Tel 044 – 25 61 04 39 / 25 61 12 02
Brief History:
This Church was bifurcated from Vepery and created as a Parish on 1st August 1930 by Archbishop of Madras, Most Rev Dr Eugene Mederlet. The first Parish Priest was Fr Mc Cormacks. It is memorable to note that two of the Parish Priests who had served in this Parish viz. Fr S Arulappa and Fr PC Balaswamy were elevated to be the Archbishop of Hyderabad and Bishop of Nellore respectively. The Church which was renovated recently, celebrated its Platinum Jubilee on 21st of August 2005.
Feast Day
Wed & 19th of every Month
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 : 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM
- Weekdays : 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
pls update the mass timings
please confirm urgently the mass schedule on 19th march the festival day in vepery is their any procession also on that day.
thanks for your help in advance
yours faithfully
SAMY ABU DHABI