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{{Short description|Catholic church in Munnar, India}}
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| founder = Fr. Alfonse Maria De Los Angeles, OCD
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The '''Mount Carmel Basilica''' of Munnar is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Basilicas in the Catholic Church|basilica]] and pilgrimage centre in the [[plantation]] town of [[Munnar]], in the [[southern Indian]] state of [[Kerala]]. The church is known for its wood-framed windows and a statue of Christ and the Virgin Mary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Carmel Church {{!}} Incredible India |url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/munnar/mount-carmel-church.html |website=www.incredibleindia.org |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Carmel Church|url=https://desh.tourism.gov.in/attractions/detail/619 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

==History==
The church was started in a shed in 1898 by a [[Spain|Spanish]] priest, Fr. Alfonse Maria De Los Angeles, [[Order of Discalced Carmelites|OCD]] on land given by the management of tea estates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Giji K. |title=A church linked to early plantation life turns 125 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-church-linked-to-early-plantation-life-turns-125/article65457213.ece |access-date=2 April 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=25 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The church was set up for catering religious needs of the plantation workers, who mostly came from neighbouring [[Madras Presidency]] (now [[Tamil Nadu]]) and [[Southern Travancore]] (nowadays [[Kanyakumari district]] of Tamil Nadu). The present structure of the church was constructed in 1909. Fr. Alphonse was buried inside the church in 1916 after he succumbed to [[malaria]].

On 21 January 1934, the foundation stone of a new church in Munnar was laid, and the present church was blessed on 17 April 1938, by Bonaventure Arana, OCD, the first [[Diocese of Vijayapuram|bishop of Vijayapuram]]. On 5 February 1943, the Munnar community was raised to the status of a parish. The 125th anniversary of the church was celebrated in 2022.

On 27 March 2024, it was announced that the church had been conferred the status of a [[minor basilica]] by [[Pope Francis]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=CCBI Editor |first1= |title=Mount Carmel Church, Munnar Elevates as Minor Basilica. |url=https://ccbi.in/mount-carmel-church-munnar-elevates-as-minor-basilica/ |website=CCBI |access-date=2 April 2024 |date=28 March 2024}}</ref> The ceremony for the elevation is planned for 25 May 2024.
[[File:MunnarTown2.JPG|thumb|none|Mount Carmel Church and [[State Highway 17 (Kerala)|State Highway 17]]. ]]

==References==
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{{Basilicas in India}}

[[Category:Basilica churches in Kerala]]

Mount Carmel Church, Munnar - Revision history

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