Saturday 22 September 2012

Church of Sts Joseph, the Worker & Philip - Ambattur

 Church of Sts Joseph the Worker & Philip -
Ambattur

No.3, Arasaammal Street,
Krishnapuram,
 Cholambedu Road,
Ambattur OT,
Chennai - 600 053.

In the year 1962, Rev Fr Philip Manathara, Parish Priest of Avadi, founded a substation Mass centre at Ambattur in a hut. It was located at Kalyanapuram near Ambattur Railway station. The late Archbishop R Arulappa erected it as an independent parish in the year 1972, and built a Church at Krishnapuram.Rev Fr James Panapparamphil (1972) was the first Parish Priest. Then in the year 1985 when Rev Fr P J Lawrence Raj took over as Parish Priest, he constructed the school in 1988 and the new church in the year 1993. Then  Korattur, Manuurpet, Thendral Nagar, T G Anna Nagar and Thirumullaivoyal had all been the substations of this parish and they are now erected as independent parishes.

Mass Timings:
Sunday Mass - Timings/Language :  6.00 am,  8.00 am & 7.45 am (Children) - Tamil / 6.00 pm - English
 Eucharistic Chapel Timings : 6.00 am - 9.00 pm

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