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{{Short description|Roman Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu, India}}

{{Infobox church
| coordinates = {{coord|12.32333|78.14237|display=inline,title}}
| name = St. Francis Xavier Church
| other name = Savariyar Church
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
| image = St. Francis Xavier Church 2, Kethanahalli.jpeg
| caption = Side View of the church
| location = [[Kethanahalli, Dharmapuri|Kethanahalli]], Kariamangalam, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
| country = India
| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| religious institute = [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]]
| membership = 200 families
| former name =
| founded date = {{start date|1936|07|25|df=y}}
| founder = Mathew Pulickal and Alexander Xavi
| status = [[Parish church]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dharmapuridiocese.com/cms/public_view/list-parishes.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825175657/http://www.dharmapuridiocese.com/cms/public_view/list-parishes.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 25, 2013|title=Dharmapuri Diocese}}</ref>
| functional status = Active
| architectural type = Church
| style = Modern Architecture
| groundbreaking = 1999
| completed date = 2000
| parish = [[Kethanahalli, Dharmapuri|Kethanahalli]]
| deanery = [[Denkanikottai]]
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Pondicherry and Cuddalore]]
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri|Dharmapuri]]
| archbishop = [[Francis Kalist]]
| bishop = Lawrence Pius Dorairaj
| priest = John Kennedy
}}

'''Saint Francis Xavier Church''' is a [[Catholic parish]] church around{{explain|is it in the village, or just near it?|date=May 2025}} [[Kethanahalli, Dharmapuri|Kethanahalli]] village in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The church is under the administration of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri|Dharmapuri Diocese]].

==History==
In 1930 the place became a substation of [[Kadagathur, Dharamapuri|Kadagathur]] [[Queen of Angels Church, Kadagathur|St. Mary's Parish Church]].<ref>History of Dharamapuri Diocese - by Rev Fr A.Susairaj</ref>

[[File:St. Francis Xavier Old Church, Kathenahalli.jpg|thumb|200 px|left|The abandoned Old St Francis Xavier Church, used before 2000]]

The parish of [[Palakkodu|Palacode]] was formed in 1985, and this church became its sub station. Since then the [[Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny|Cluny sisters]] have worked there on weekends.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sj-cluny.org/India-South-Central-Salem?lang=en | title=India / South Central (Salem) }}</ref>

Thirty families lived in the village in 1930. By 1974 the number had grown and the parish bought a 1.59-acre land. Later a new St. Francis Xavier Church was built on July 25, 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dharmapuridiocese.org/cms/public_view/list-parishes.html | title=Dharmapuri Diocese }}</ref>

==Substations==
Under this Kethanahalli Parish church, one Sub-Station church sits in Thumbanalalli Dam with two chapels within a 2 km radius. RC Fathima Primary School is run under the church administration.<ref name="Directory">{{cite web | url=https://catholicchurches.in/directory/dharmapuri-churches/st-francis-xaviers-church-kethanahalli.htm | title=St. Francis Xavier's Church – Kethanahalli -Dharmapuri Churches- catholic churches.in | date=6 April 2009 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Dharmapuri}}

[[Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Churches in Dharmapuri district]]
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St. Francis Xavier Church, Kethanahalli - Revision history

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