Little Flower Forane Church, Nilambur

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Little Flower Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Nilambur
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Side view of Little Flower Forane Church, Nilambur
Little Flower Forane Church, Nilambur
11°16′52″N76°14′00″E / 11.28108°N 76.23324°E / 11.28108; 76.23324
Location Nilambur
Country India
Denomination Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Website http://littleflowernilambur.in/
History
Status Forane
Founded1929
Dedication St. Thérèse
Past bishop(s) Mar Emmanuel Pothanamuzhi
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
District Malappuram
Archdiocese Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Tellicherry
Diocese Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady
Clergy
Archbishop Mar George Alencherry
Bishop(s) Mar Jose Porunnedam
Vicar(s) Fr. Biju Thuruthel
Assistant priest(s) Fr. Vinoy Kalappurackal

Little Flower Forane Church, Nilambur is a Syro-Malabar church situated at Nilambur in Malappuram district.

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History

The church, which was established in 1929, is under Manathavady eparchy. [1] [2] The current archbishop of Tellicherry Archdiocese, Mar George Njaralakatt has served as the vicar of the church from 2004 to 2006. [3] Now, Fr. Biju Thuruthel is serving as vicar and Fr. Vinoy Kalappurackal is serving as asst. vicar of the church. [4] There are 489 Catholic families in this church. [5]

Parishes under the church

  1. Holy Family, Chokkad [6]
  2. St. Thomas, Edivanna [7]
  3. Saint Joseph, Moolepadam [8]
  4. St. Mary, Pookkottumpadam [9]
  5. Saint George, Poolappadam [10]
  6. Saint Jude, Rubynagar [11]
  7. St. Mary, Thelpara [12]
  8. Saint George, T.K Colony [13]
  9. St. Mary, Vallikett [14]
  10. Saint Francis of Assisi church, Vadapuram

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References

  1. "Little Flower Forane Church, Nilambur" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "Founded Date" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. "Bp. George Njaralakatt" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "priests".
  5. "Catholic Population of LF Church" . Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. "Holy Family church, Chokkad" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. "St. Thomas church, Edivanna" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  8. "St. Joseph Church, Moolepadam" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  9. "St. Mary Church, Pookkottumpadam" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  10. "St. George Church, Poolappadam" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. "St. Jude Church, Rubynagar" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  12. "St. Mary Church, Thelpara" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  13. "St. George Church, T. K. Colony" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  14. "St. Mary Church, Vallikett" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.