St Antony's Forane Church , Kurumpanadamとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Kurumpanadam Forane Church is situated on a beautiful hillock about 6 km east of Changanacherry and 800 metres north of Perumpanachy Junction. This area was a part of Changanacherry Parish in ancient days and later from 1835 to 1837 under the jurisdiction of Thuruthi Parish. The Mooppachanmar (Senior Fathers) who had visited Kurumbanadu to select aspirants for priesthood selected Chorikkavungal Zackarias and Muckattukunnel Thomas from this area. They requested the Catholics of this area to erect a church. Following their request, 93 Catholic families who had inhabited Kurumbanadu took the initiative and erected the first Catholic Church here on 13 June 1837. It had stood on the north of the present church. As the church was not spacious enough, the construction of a new church was started in 1844. Rev. Fr. Philipose Chalackal, a parishner of Thuruthi, was the then vicar of Kurumpanadu. The main role in the construction of the new church was played by Rev. Fr. Thomas Muckattukunnel and Rev. Fr. Zackarias Chorickavunkal.