St. Francis Xavier Church, Kethanahalli

St. Francis Xavier Church
Savariyar Church
Side View of the church
12°19′24″N78°08′33″E / 12.32333°N 78.14237°E / 12.32333; 78.14237
Location	Kethanahalli, Kariamangalam, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Denomination	Catholic
Religious institute	Jesuit
Membership	200 families
History
Status	Parish church [1]
Founded	25 July 1936 (1936-07-25)
Founder(s)	Mathew Pulickal and Alexander Xavi
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Style	Modern Architecture
Groundbreaking	1999
Completed	2000
Administration
Archdiocese	Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Diocese	Dharmapuri
Deanery	Denkanikottai
Parish	Kethanahalli
Clergy
Archbishop	Francis Kalist
Bishop(s)	Lawrence Pius Dorairaj
Priest(s)	John Kennedy

Saint Francis Xavier Church is a Catholic parish church around^{[ further explanation needed ]} Kethanahalli village in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The church is under the administration of Dharmapuri Diocese.

History

In 1930 the place became a substation of Kadagathur St. Mary's Parish Church. ^[2]

The abandoned Old St Francis Xavier Church, used before 2000

The parish of Palacode was formed in 1985, and this church became its sub station. Since then the Cluny sisters have worked there on weekends. ^[3]

Thirty families lived in the village in 1930. By 1974 the number had grown and the parish bought a 1.59-acre land. Later a new St. Francis Xavier Church was built on July 25, 2000. ^[4]

Substations

Under this Kethanahalli Parish church, one Sub-Station church sits in Thumbanalalli Dam with two chapels within a 2 km radius. RC Fathima Primary School is run under the church administration. ^[5]

References

1. "Dharmapuri Diocese". Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
2. History of Dharamapuri Diocese - by Rev Fr A.Susairaj
3. "India / South Central (Salem)".
4. "Dharmapuri Diocese".
5. "St. Francis Xavier's Church – Kethanahalli -Dharmapuri Churches- catholic churches.in". 6 April 2009.