St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi

St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi
Front view of the Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Shrine
Year consecrated	1976
Location
Location	Panagudi, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	8°19′01″N77°34′40″E / 8.316895°N 77.577703°E / 8.316895; 77.577703
Architecture
Style	Modern
Website
StJosephShrine

St. Joseph Shrine, Panagudi is a shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph under the Diocese of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.

History

A church of Saint Joseph was built in the 1870s ^{[1] [ dead link ]} and renovated in 1891 and 1892, when the church was in the Kaavalkinaru parish. Panagudi was established as an independent parish on 24 December 1939. During the period from 1972 to 1981 the current church was built and consecrated.

References

1. About Shrine Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine