St. Arulananda Church – Arulanandapuram

Contact Details:

St. Arulananda ChurchArulanandapuramArulanandapuram, Kanyakumari District – Tamil Nadu.
Parish Priest – Fr. Benser Xavier.
Church Established – 1958.

Brief History:

St. Arulananda Church, Arulanandapuram, was established in 1958 by Sister Jonapath from the Mulakozhikudi convent, initially as a catechism centre in a thatched structure. It later became a branch parish under the Matharavilai church. The foundation stone was laid by Fr. S.T. Mathias and the church was consecrated in 1980 by Bishop Anjisamy. The church was expanded in 2001 and notably its foundation contains soil from Oriyur where St. Arulananda shed his blood as a martyr. Today it serves approximately 160 families as a branch of St. Assumption Church, Matharavilai.