St. Aloysius Church – Gnanapragasiarpatnam
Address:
St. Aloysius’ Church
Gnanapragasiarpatnam
Tuticorin Dt
Pin : 628 251.
Ph.No : 04630-273212.
Brief History:
In 1936 this became an independent parish bifurcated from Pazhaiyakayal. St. Aloysius church was built with help of the American Philogen sisters and consecrated in the time of Fr. Antony S. Fernando on the 27 th of April 1958 . Presently this parish has 6 substations. Siruppadu and Siluvaipuram were joined with Pudukkottai when it became a parish. No churches are at Kannanvilai, Mullanvilai and Narkarunainatherpuram as there are no more Catholics.
Parish Priests:
Rev. Irudayaraj M, 1998
Patron Saint : St. Aloysius
Feast of the Patroness : June 21
Substations:
Naduvakkurichi
Church constructed in: 1928
Our Lady of Refuge Church
Sebathiahpuram
Church constructed in: 48
St. Dominic Church
Rayapparpuram
Church constructed in: 1941
Sts. Joachim and Anne Church
Kotthalarivilai
Church constructed in: 1932
St. Antony church
Manaloor
Church constructed in: 1974
St. Thomas Church