Our Lady of Refuge Church – Uttukottai
Address:
Our Lady of Refuge ChurchUttukottai
No.302, Madha Koil Street,
Tiruvallur Dist – 602 026
Brief History:
Our Lady of Refuge Church was founded in the year
1988 and through the self-sacrifice and contribution of the people, this Church
was constructed by Rev Frs M Arul Raj and E Arulappa and was blessed by the
Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore, Most Rev Dr Casimir Gnanadickam SJ. This was a
substation of Periyapalayam parish. Archbishop Arul Das James erected it as new
parish on 12th May 2002. Rev Fr Gilbert Joe was appointed as the first Parish
Priest of this parish. Kanikulam, Pennalurpettai, Kannankottai are the three
substations for this parish. Uthukottai is a village in Thiruvallur District
with a small Catholic population. It is 60 kms away from the city of Chennai.It
lies on the border of two states, viz Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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