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ARCHDIOCESE OF CHANGANASSERY

History

In 1887 two Vicariates were erected at Kottyam and Thrissur exclusively for Syro Malabarians. The Vicariate of Kottayam was renamed as Changanassery in 1896 as its headquarters was shifted from Kottayam to Changanassery. Subsequently in 1911 a new Vicariate of Kottayam was constituted. In 1950 the Diocese was bifurcated to erect new Diocese of Pala. It was again bifurcated to constitute Diocese of Kanjirappally in 1977. Again in 1996 the Archdiocese was divided to erect the new diocese of Thukkalay. The Archdiocese of Changanassery comprises the revenue districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram covering an area of approximately 9500 Sq.km. The Headquarters of the Archdiocese is at Changanassery. The patron of the Diocese is St. Joseph.

Parishes/Stations

Sl.No.	Name of Parish/Station	Name of Church	Location	Year of Estt.
1	Aickarachira	St.George	Pulikkuttissery, Kottayam Dist.	1817
2	Alappuzha	Holy Cross Forane	Pazhavangadi, Alappuzha	1400
3	Alaprakkad	St.Antony's	Kottangal, Pathanamthitta Dt.
4	Ambalapuzha	St.Mary's	Karumady, Alappuzha Dist.
5	Amboori	St.George Forane	Amboori, TVPM Dist.	1951
6	Anakulam	St.Joseph	Channampetta, Kollam Dist.	1959
7	Anchal	Holy Family	Anchal, Kollam Dist.
8	Anicad	St.Antony's	Anicad, Kottayam
9	Arattuvazhy	St.Joseph	Alappuzha	1980
10	Arpookara	St.Sebastian	Kudamaloor, Kottayam	1951
11	Arpookara	Little Flower	Villoonni, Kottayam	1951
12	Arpookara	St.Xavier	Villoonni, Kottayam	1852
13	Arumanoor	Mangalavarth	Ayarkunnam, Kottayam	1991
14	Aryad	Little Flower	Avalookunnu, Alappuzha Dist.
15	Aryvikuzhy	Lourde Matha	Anicad, Kottayam	1951
16	Athirumbuzha	St.Mary	Athirampuzha, Kottayam	1835
17	Athirumbuzha	St.Rita's	Athirampuzha, Kottayam
18	Ayarkunnam	St.Sebastian	Ayarkunnam, Kottayam	1885
19	Aymanam	St.Antony's	Aymanam, Kottayam
20	Aymanam	St.Joseph's	Akkarachira, Kottayam
21	Ayoor	Christ the King	Ayoor, Kollam Dist.	1962
22	Ayroor	Our Lady of Lourdes	Ayroor (S), Pathanamthitta	1926
23	Champakkara	St.Joseph	Champakkara, Kottayam	1904
24	Changanassery	St.Mary's	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1017
25	Changankary	St.Joseph	Koilmukku, Pathanamthitta Dist.
26	Chanjody	St.Sebastian	Kottamurickal, Kottayam Dist.	1955
27	Charamangalam	Lourde Matha	Mayithra, Alappuzha Dist.	1953
28	Chempil	OL of Perpetual Help	Chempil, KottayamDist.
29	Chempumpara	St.Mary	Lakkattor, Kottayam Dist.	1941
30	Chengalam	St.Sebastian	Kumarakom, Kottayam Dist.
31	Chenkulam	Nithyasahayamatha	Punalur, Kollam Dist.	1961
32	Chennaamkari	St.Joseph	Chennamkary, Alappuzha Dist.	1801
33	Cheppunkal	St.Antony's	Kumarakom, Kottayam Dist.
34	Cheriyavelinallur	St.Sebastian	Ettumanur, Kottayam Dist.	1957
35	Cherukadavu	Infant Jesus	Punalur, Kollam Dist.	1968
36	Cherupara	St.Marys	Mandapathinkadavu, TVPM Dist.
37	Cheruvandoor	St.Sebastian	Ettumanur, Kottayam Dist.	1889
38	Chethipuzha	Sacred Heart	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1968
39	Chunkapara	Little Flower	Chunkappara, Pathanamthittal	1965
40	Dalmukham	St.Mary	Dalmukham, TVPM Dist.	1959
41	Eara	Lourde Matha	Thuruthy, Kottayam Dist.
42	Edathwa East	Sacred Heart	Koilmukku, Pathanamthitta Dist.
43	Edpalayam	St.Goerge	Kalthuruthy, Kollam District	1959
44	Eravinallur	OL of Assumption	Eravainallur, Kottayam Dist.
45	Eravuchira	St.Mary	Thottackad, Kottayam Dist.	1963
46	Ettumanur	St.Joseph	Ettumanur, Kottayam Dist.	1948
47	Fatimapuram	Fatimamatha	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1949
48	Ithithanam	St.Mary	Ithithanam, Kottayam Dist.	1920
49	Jerusalem	St.Mary's	Purakkad, Alappuzha Dt.
50	Kadenikkad	St.Mary	Edayirakapuzha	1928
51	Kaduvakulam	Little Flower	Kollad, Kottayam Dist.	1931
52	Kainady	OL of Dolours	Kainady, Alappuzha Dist.	1900
53	Kainakary	St.Mary	Kainakari,Alappuzha Dt.	1800
54	Kaipuzha	St.Thomas	Arpookara, Kottayam
55	Kaithavana	Immaculate Heart	Alappuzha	1947
56	Kalath	St.Marys	Thathampally, Alappuzha Dt.
57	Kallooppara	Lourdematha	Puthusseri, Pathanamthitta Dt.	1923
58	Kalloorkad	St.Mary's Forane	Champakulam, Alappuzha Dt.
59	Kandankari	St.Joseph	Thayamkari, Alappuzha Dt.	1947
60	Kannady	St.Rita	Pulinkunnu, Alappuzha Dist.	1947
61	Karikattoor	St.James	Manimala, Kottayam Dt.	1971
62	Karimpankulam	Sacred Heart	Karikattoor, KTYM Dt.	1925
63	Karumady	St.Nicholas	Karumady, Alappuzha Dist.	1922
64	Karumpanadom	St.Antony's Forane	Perumpanachy, Kottayam Dist.	1837
65	Karumpanadom	Assumption	Karumpanadom, Kottayam Dist
66	Karumpanadom	San Thome	Karumpanadom, Kottayam Dist
67	Karuvatta	St.Joseph	Karuvatta,Alappuzha Dt.	1874
68	Kattachira	St.Francis Xavier	Kattachira, Kottayam Dist.	1990
69	Kattakulam	Christ the King	Vizhinjam, TVPM Dist.
70	Kavalam	St.Theresa	Kavalam, Alappuzha	1869
71	Kavalam Lissieux	Little Flower	Kalvalam N, Alappuzha	1956
72	Kayalpuram	St.Joseph	Pulinkunnu, Alappuzha Dist.	1878
73	Kayalpuram	St.Antony	Pulinkunnu, Alappuzha Dist.	1888
74	Kelamangalam	OL of Dolours	Thakazhy, Alappuzha Dt.	1961
75	Kersaria	St. Gregory	Veliyanad, Alappuzha Dist.	1904
76	Kiliroor	St.Francis De Sales	Kiliroor, Kottayam Dt.	1913
77	Kindangara	St.Gregory	Kidangara, Kottayam Dt.	1898
78	Kodinattukunnu	St.Sebastian	Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam Dt.	1987
79	Koduppunna	St.Joseph	Ramankary, Alappuzha	1990
80	Koilmukku	St.George Forane	Edathua, Pathanamthittal	1810
81	Koilmukku	Lourdematha	Chekkidikkadu, Alappuzha Dt.	1925
82	Koliyur	St.Thomas	Koliyur, TVPM Dist.
83	Kondakkal	St. Joseph	Champakulam, Alappuzha Dt.	1945
84	Koonanthanam	St.Joseph	Chethipuzha
85	Kooropada	Holy Cross	Kooropada, Kottayam Dist.	1944
86	Kootharapally	St.Mary	Koothrapally, Kottayam	1874
87	Kottackapuram	St.Mathew	Athirampuzha, Kottayam	1950
88	Kottangal	St.John Baptsit	Chungapara, Pathanamthitta	1901
89	Kottayam	Lourde Forane	Kottayam	1901
90	Kuchappuram	St.Joseph	Kattakada, TVPM Dist.
91	Kudamaloor	St.Mary	Kudamaloor, Kottayam	1125
92	Kulathupuzha	St.Sebastian	Kulathupuzha, Kollam Dist.
93	Kulathur	Little Flower	Kulathur, Pathanamthitta Dist.	1937
94	Kumarakom	Holy Family	Kumarakom, Kottayam Dist.	1917
95	Kumarakom	St.John Nepumsen's	Kumarakom, North, KTYM Dist.	1960
96	Kumarapuram	St.Mary	Karuvatta,Alappuzha Dt.	1955
97	Kundamam	St.Thomas	Kattakada, TVPM Dist.
98	Kundamam	St.George	Kattakada, TVPM Dist.
99	Kunnamthanam	St.Joseph	Kunnanthanam	1925
100	Kurichy	St.Joseph	Thuruthy, Kottayam Dist.	1969
101	Laikkad	St.Joseph	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1964

102	Madappally	Little Flower	Madappally, Kottayam	1940
103	Mahendrapuram	St.Sebastian	Panachikkad, Kottayam Dist
104	Makkannoor	Christ the King	Kunnikode, Kollam Dist.
105	Mallappally	St.Athanasius	Mallappally, Pathanamthitta	1911
106	Mamood	Lourde Matha	Mammood	1935
107	Mampuzhakaru	Lourde Matha	Ramankary, Alappuzha	1972
108	Manalady	St.Mary	Ramankary, Alappuzha	1955
109	Mandapathinkadavu	St.Joseph	Amachal, TVPM Dist.	1971
110	Manimala	Holy Magi Forane	Manimala, Kottayam Dt.	1825
111	Mannanam	St.Joseph	Mannanam, Kottayam	1956
112	Mannanchery	OL of Pepetual Help	Muhamma, Alappuzha Dist.	1956
113	Mannanthala	Ranigiri	Mannanthala, TVPM Dist.
114	Mannarkunnu	St.Gregory	Sreekantamangalam, Kottyam Dt.
115	Mannila	Holy Family	Mammood, Kottayam Dist.	1927
116	Mariyapuram	St.Mary's	Koilmukku
117	Marygiri	St.Mary's	Mayam, Vellarada, TVPM Dist.	1955
118	Meenkulam	OL of Lourdes	Channampettah, Kollam Dist.	1960
119	Mithrakary	St.Xavier	Mithrakary, Alappuzha Dist.	1869
120	Mithrakary East	Holy Family	Mithrakary, Alappuzha Dist.
121	Moncompu	St.Pius X	Moncompu, Alappuzha	1958
122	Mudiyoorkara	Holy Family	Gandhinagar, Kottayam	1923
123	Muhamma	St.George	Muhamma, Alappuzha Dist.	1826
124	Muhamma	St.Mary's	Muhamma, Alappuzha Dist.
125	Mundanthanam	St.Antony	Kangazha, Kottayam Dist.
126	Muttar	Pastoral Centre	Muttar, Alappuzha Dist.	1995
127	Muttar New	St.Thomas	Muttar, Alappuzha Dist.	1906
128	Muttar Old	St.George	Muttar, Alappuzha Dist.	1850
129	Mylady	St.Antony's	Nedumkunnam
130	Napthimala	San Thome	Athirampuzha, Kottayam	1850
131	Narbonapuram	St.Sebastian	Chempumpuram, Alappuzha	1941
132	Narikkallu	St.Mary	Punalur, Kollam Dist.	1963
133	Nazrath	St.Jerome	Thekkekkara, Alappuzha Dist	1803
134	Nedumkunnam	St.John Baptist	Nedumkunnam, Kottayam Dist.
135	Nedumon	St.Mary	Ezhamkulam, Pathanamthitta	1961
136	Orslem	St.Mary	Aryankavu, Kollam Dist.
137	Pachakad	Sacred Heart	Dalmukham, TVPM Dist.
138	Padaharam	St.Joseph's	Thakazhy, Alappuzha Dt.	1965
139	Paippad	Lourde Matha	Pallichachira, Alappuzha Dist.	1970
140	Paippad	St.Thomas	Nalukody, Alappuzha Dist.	1887
141	Pallathuruthy	St.Thomas	Thottuvathala, Alappuzha Dist.
142	Pallikkoottumma	Fatima Matha	Ramankary, Alappuzha	1964
143	Pallikunnu	St.Thomas	Punnathura, Kottayam Dist.	1987
144	Pampady	Deva Matha	Pampady, Kottayam	1994
145	Panayampala	St.Sebastian	Karukachal, Kottayam Dist.	1956
146	Pandankary	St.Pius X	Koilmukku
147	Pandicherry	St.Joseph	Kainakari,Alappuzha Dt.
148	Pandy	Fatima Matha	Karuvatta,Alappuzha Dt.	1968
149	Pangada	Sacred Heart	Pampady, Kottayam	1935
150	Paral	St.Antony's	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
151	Parampuzha	Holy Family	Perumpaikadu	1913
152	Paravoor	Holy Family	Punnapra, Alappuzha Dist.
153	Parel	OL Imma.Conception	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1981
154	Parolickal	St.George	Athirampuzha, Kottayam
155	Pazhaeroor	St.Thomas	Pazhannoor	1952
156	Peringammala	St.Mary	Peringammala, TVPM Dist.	1965
157	Perunkavu	St.Thomas	Edayirikapuzha
158	Perunna East	St.Antony's	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
159	Perunna West	St.Joseph	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.	1968
160	Philgiri	St.Joseph	Cherukulam	1948
161	Podippara	Holy Family	Malakunnam	1948
162	Ponga	Holy Cross	Chennamkary, Alappuzha Dist.
163	Poomattom	St.Antony	Puduppally, Kottayam	1923
164	Poonthoppu	St.Francis Assisi	Alapuzha	1875
165	Pulikakavala	St.Mary	Pulikakavala, Kottayam	1921
166	Pulincunnoo	St.Mary's Forane	Pulincunnoo, Alappuzha.	1557
167	Pullangady	Holy Family	Pullangady, Alappuzha Dist.	1924
168	Punalur	Sacred Heart	Nellippally, Punalur, Kollam Dt.	1962
169	Punnakunnathussery	St.Joseph	Punnakunnam	1986
170	Punnamada	St.Mary's	Thathampally, Alappuzha Dt.	1892
171	Punnapra	St.Gregory	Punnapra, Alappuzha Dist.	1892
172	Punnathura East	St.Thomas	Vellappally, Alappuzha Dist.	1932
173	Punnavely	Little Flower	Punnavely, Pathanamthitta Dt.	1937
174	Purakkad	Holy Cross	Purakkad, Alappuzha Dt.	1410
175	Puthanangady	St.George	Alappuzha	1976
176	Puthukary	St.Xavier	Mithrakary, Alappuzha Dist.	1891
177	Puzhavathu	St.Thomas	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
178	Rajagiri	Christ the King	Amboori, TVPM Dist.	1958
179	Rajamattam	Sacred Heart	Umbidi, Kottayam Dist.	1976
180	Rajathottam	Holy Cross	Aryankavu, Kollam Dist.	1972
181	Ramankary	St.Joseph	Ramankary, Alappuzha	1966
182	SL Puram	St.Antony's	Muhamma, Alappuzha Dist.
183	Thadiyur	St.Antony	Thadiyoor, Pathanamthitta	1946
184	Thakazhy	St.Rita	Thakazhy, Alappuzha Dt.	1961
185	Thathampally	St.Michael	Alappuzha	1450
186	Thayamkari	St.Antony	Thayamkari, Alappuzha Dt.	1864
187	Thazhathangadi	Sacred Heart	Kottayam	1918
188	Thazhathuvadakara	Lourde Matha	Thazhathuvadakara, KTYM Dt.	1940
189	Thekkekara	St.John	Thekkekkara, Alappuzha Dist	1923
190	Thekkekara	St.Sebastian	Thekkekkara, Alappuzha Dist
191	Thekkupara	St.Mary	Thekkupara, TVPM Dist.	1953
192	Thellakom	St.Joseph's	Thellakom, Kottayam Dist.	1958
193	Thiruvalla	St.Antony	Muthoor, Thiruvalla, PTA Dist.	1986
194	Thiruvananthapuram	Lourde Forane	PMG Jn., Thiruvananthapuram	1958
195	Thiruvananthapuram	Christ Hall	Vellayambalam, TVPM
196	Thiruvananthapuram	Nirmala Bhavan	Devasom Borad Jn., TVPM
197	Thiruvananthapuram	Emmaus House	Thiruvananthapruam
198	Thottackad	St.George	Thottackad, Kottayam Dist.	1802
199	Thottuvathala	Sacred Heart	Thottuvathala, Alappuzha Dist.	1963
200	Thrikodithanam	St.Xavier	Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam Dt.	1913
201	Thuruthy	St.Mary	Thuruthy, Kottayam Dist.	1885
202	Thykoottam	Alphonsa Chapal	Ayarkunnam, Kottayam
203	Uchakada	St.Cicillis	Uchakada, TVPM Dist
204	Vadakekkara	St.Maryu's	Veroor, Kottayam Dist.
205	Vadakkeamichakary	St.George	Champakulam, Alappuzha Dt.
206	Vadavathoor	San Thome	Vadavathoor, Kottayam
207	Vaipur New	St.Joseph	Kulathuprayar, PTA Dist.	1875
208	Vaipur, Old	St.Mary's	Mallappally, Pathanamthitta	1212
209	Vaisyambhagam	St.Antony	Kalloorkkad, Alappuzha Dist.
210	Vallanchira	Fatima Matha	Pulikkallu, Kottayam Dist/	1961
211	Vavode	Sacred Heart	Vazhichal, TVPM Dist	1956
212	Vazhappally	Gethsameny Ashram	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
213	Vazhappally West	St.Mary's	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
214	Veliyanad	St.Xavier's	Veliyanad, Alappuzha Dist.	1965
215	Venchempu	St.George	Venchempu, Kollam Dist.	1965
216	Vettickapurayadom	St.Sebastian's	Vaipur, Pathanamthitta Dist.
217	Vettimukal	St.Mary	Ettumanur, Kottayam Dist.	1894
218	Vettithuruthy	St.Antony's	Changanassery, Kottayam Dist.
219	Vezhapra	St.Paul	Vezhapra, Alappuzha Dist.
220	Vithura	All Saints	Vithura, TVPM Dist.	1987
221	Vizhinjam	St.Peter	Vizhinjam, TVPM Dist.	1966

Institutions

Primary Schools	70
Upper Primary Schools	26
High Schools	48
Colleges	07
Training Schools	05
Hostels	44
Orphanage	15
Old Age Home	16
Hospitals	25
Dispensaries	04