St Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Cheloor

St. Mary's Church Cheloor - Edathirinji (Hindi)
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Basic information
Location	Irinjalakuda Moonupeedika Road, Kerala, India
Affiliation	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
District	Thrissur District
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish
Website
Date established	AD 1880

St Mary's Church is a Syro-Malabar parish church in Cheloor/Edathirinji, Kerala, India (in diocesan records Mary Immaculate Church, Cheloor). The church follows leadership by Syro-Malabar Catholic Church under Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Irinjalakuda.

Overview

Parish : Cheloor
Forane : Irinjalakuda
Patron : Mary Immaculate
First Church : 1879
Consecration of First Church : 1880
Cemetery : 1915
Parish Priest Home : 1917
Consecration New Church : 22.12.1996
Religious Houses : 2
Priests : 1
Male Religious : 2
Female Religious : 10
Catholic Population : 2800
Catholic Families : 525
Family Units : 18

Worship time

Daily Mass : 6:30AM (Mon - Sat) Sunday : 6:30 AM, 11:30AM

Neighbour parishes

St.Thomas Cathedral Irinjalakuda
Our Lady of Dollars Irinjalakuda West (Thanisserry)
St Antony's Church Paduva Nagar (Ikkarakunnu)
St Sebastian Church Edakkulam
St Marys's Church Padiyoor
St Joseph's Syrian Church Mathilakam
St Joseph's Latin Church Mathilakam
St Joseph's Church Kaipamangalam
Our Lady of Carmel Church Aripalam

Chapels

Mary Immaculate Grotto (inside compound)
Mary Immaculate Grotto (main road view)

Fathima Matha Chapel, Kandeswaram
St. George Chapel, near Church Road
St. Antony's Chappel, Edathirinji
St. Joseph Chapel, Americankettu North West
Sacred Heart Chapel, Chelookavu
St. Sebastian Chapel, Kattikulam
St. Antony's Chapel, Edakulam Road
St. Alphonsa Chapel, Pothany Road

Governance

Edavaka Prathinidhi Yogam
Kudumbasammelana Kendra Samithi

Kudumbasammelana units

Little Flower
St. Sebastian
Dollars
Lourd Matha
St. John
Holy Angels
Don Bosco
St. James
St. Mathew
St.Alphonsa
Pavanathma
St. Vincent De Paul
St. Mary's
St. George

Catholic organisations

C.L.C
Altar Boys
Gayaka Sangham (Choir)
Catholic Youth Movement C.Y.M
Catholic Movement
Jesus Youth
St. Vincent De Paul Society
Franciscan Almaya Sabha
Mathru Sangam
Vanitha Commission

Institutions

St Mary's L.P. School Edathirinji: Lower Primary School under CMC Sisters. Here learning in both Malayalam and English medium in Kerala State Syllabus

Religious houses in the parish

Jayamatha Convent: Monastery of CMC Sisters
Bethsaida Bhavan: Old aged home in the boundary of St Mary's Church Cheloor. Malabar Missionary Brothers (MMB) doing this job.

Fathers, brothers and sisters from parish

Fr.Joseph Cheruvathur
Br.Paulose Arimbuparambil MMB
Sr.Stephin CMC

Former vicars

After New Church Building

Fr.Joseph Maliyekal
Dr. Antony Manjaly
Fr.Raphel Puthenveettil
Fr.Varghese Perinjeril V.C
Fr.Johny Menachery
Fr.Martin Payyappilly CMI (Acting)
Dr. Joji Palamattah
Fr.Joy Puthenveettil
Fr.Benny Kizhakkeyil CST (Acting)
Fr.Joby Kachappilly CMI (Acting)
Fr.Dr. Davis Chenginiyadan

Mass times

Sunday 6.30 a.m Adoration 7.00 a.m Holy Mas 10.30 Holy Mass
Mon-Wed & Sat 6.30 a.m Holy Mass
Thursday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass
First Saturday 5.00 p.m Holy Mass & Novena in Grotto

Communication details

Vicar
St Marys Church Cheloor
Edathirinji P.O.
Kerala, India.
Pin # 680121.
Tel # 0091 480 2820865
Official Web Site : http://www.cheloorchurch.com
Blog : http://www.smccheloor.blogspot.com

References

"Cheloor St Marrys Church - Site". cheloorchurch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
"Marian Voice". smccheloor.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
"PARISH HALL (st ' mary's church cheloor)". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
http://www.sahrdayatech.com/irdiocese/parishes.php?&thisrow=1
"St Mary's Church Cheloor - My Profile Page - cross.tv". cross.tv. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
"Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in". catholicchurches.in. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100412112326/http://www.irinjalakudadiocese.com:80/parishes.htm
www.churchesinindia.com. "Churches In Irinjalakuda Diocese,Syro Malabar Catholic Churches,Parishes Photos,Church,Churches In India". churchesinindia.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
"Mary Immaculate Church – Cheloor -Irinjalakuda Churches- catholic churches.in". catholicchurches.in. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

External links

http://stmaryschurchcheloor.ning.com/ Join Our Own Social Community Site
Global Christian Social Network Cross.TV
Community in Cross.TV http://cross.tv/st_mary's_church_cheloor
Yahoo Group :- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stmaryschurchcheloor
Yahoo EMail ID : stmaryschurchcheloor@yahoogroups.com
Google Group :-
"St Marys Church Cheloor - Google Groups". groups.google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
Google EMail ID : st-marys-church-cheloor@googlegroups.com

Christianity in Kerala

Denominations	Assemblies of God in India Chaldean Syrian Church Church of God (Full Gospel) in India Church of South India Indian Pentecostal Church Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church Kerala Brethren Latin Catholic Church Malabar Independent Syrian Church Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Salvation Army St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church The Pentecostal Mission

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