St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu

St. Philomena's Forane Church, popularly known as Koonammavu Church is situated in Koonammavu, A northern suburban town of Kochi City of Kerala state, India . This is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in India, built in 1837 AD. Eventhough the church is dedicated to the Virgin Philomena, Saint Chavara Achan's feast is celebrated in every year as the annual festival, a nine-day festival starting from 26th of the month of December to 3 January along with Holy Christmas and New Year. The church is also popular among the non-Christians as a pilgrimage centre and this seventh Forane of Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Verapoly serves as the Catholic Forane Church of 12 churches listed below.[1]

  • 1. Church of Our Lady of Velankanni, Chariyamthuruth
  • 2. Christ the King Church-Christnagar,Varapuzha
  • 3. St. Antony's Church, Kongorpilly, Koonammavu.
  • 4. Church of Our Lady of Rosary, Maloth, Koonammavu
  • 5. Church of Our Lady of Nativity, Muttinakam, Varapuzha
  • 6. St. Joseph's Church, Neerikode, Alangad.
  • 7. Little Flower Church, Panayikulam
  • 8. Sacred Heart Church, Thevarkad, Varapuzha.
  • 9. Infant Jesus Church, Thundathumkadavu, Varapuzha.
  • 10.Amalolbhavamatha Church, Valluvally, Koonammavu
  • 11.Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Joseph's Minor Basilica,Varapuzha
  • 12.St. Antony's Church,Chennur, Varapuzha.

St.Philomena's Forane Church,Koonammavu
Koonammavu Church
St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara Pilgrimage Centre
St.Philomena's Forane Church,Koonammavu
10.099901°N 76.265577°E / 10.099901; 76.265577
Location, Koonammavu, Kochi, Kerala-683518
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic Latin Rite
ChurchmanshipHigh Church
Membership1232
Websitewww.stphilomenaschurchkoonammavu.org
www.verapoly.in
www.archdiocese.in/church
History
StatusForane, Pilgrimage
Founded1837 (1837)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly
ProvinceVerapoly
CircuitOrder of Discalced Carmelites (OCD)
DistrictVII
Clergy
ArchbishopDr. Joseph Kalathiparambil
RectorFr. Dixon Fernandez
Vicar(s)Fr. Dixon Fernandez
Assistant priest(s)Fr. Joby Alapppat

References

  1. http://www.archdiocese.in/church www.archdiocese.in/church

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.