St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala

St. Stanislaus Church
St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala
10°14′36″N76°15′48″E / 10.2434404°N 76.2634311°E / 10.2434404; 76.2634311
Location	Mala
Country	India
Denomination	Syro-Malabar Catholic
Website	stanislausforanechurchmala.com
History
Status	Forane
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
District	Thrissur
Archdiocese	Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur (Syro-Malabar)
Diocese	Irinjalakuda Diocese
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Mar Pauly Kannookadan
Vicar(s)	Fr John Paramman
Assistant priest(s)	Fr Delby, Fr Franco

St. Stanislaus Forane Church is an active Syro-Malabar church located in Mala, Thrissur district, in Kerala, India.

History

The church is reputed to be the only church in Asia which has as its patron St Stanislaus Kostka (28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568), a Polish saint and was built in 1840. The land for this church was donated by well known person from thettayil kadicheeni family as a respect his body is buried inside the church.^{[ citation needed ]}