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| name = St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica <br />
| fullname = <br />
| image = St george Basilica church Angamaly.JPG<br />
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| caption = Current structure<br />
| pushpin map = India Kerala<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.1906|76.3828|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Angamaly]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| denomination = [[Syro-Malabar Church]]<br />
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| membership = 3331 families<br />
| website = [http://www.angamalybasilica.com]<br />
| former name = St. Mary's Church{{sfnp|Malekandathil|2020}} (''Valiyapalli'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/christianity/stthomas-christians/11|author=Department of Tourism|title=Descriptions of St. Thomas Christians}}</ref><br />
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| dedication = St. George<br />
| dedicated date = New church blessed on 31 December 2006<br />
| consecrated date = 450<br />
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| archdiocese = Ernakulam-Angamaly<br />
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| presbytery = Jimmy Poochakkattu<br />
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| district = Ernakulam<br />
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| archbishop = [[Mar George Alencherry]]<br />
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'''St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Basilica''' is a [[basilica]] of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] in [[Angamaly]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The current basilica building was constructed under the leadership of Paul Kariatty and it was consecrated on 31 December 2006.<br />
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On 24 June 2009, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] raised St George Forane Church to the status of [[minor basilica]]. Together with an underground parish hall where wedding gatherings are commonly held, it covers about 24,000 sq ft (2,200 m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>[http://angamalybasilica.com/page.php?id=MTI= St. George Basilica]</ref> It has three chandeliers that are switched on daily during the [[Holy Qurbana]].<br />
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{{As of|2020|April}}, the rector of the basilica is Jimmy Poochakkattu. <br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|'''Web'''<br />
|: <nowiki>http://www.smcim.org/church/angamaly</nowiki><br />
|-<br />
|'''Catholic Families'''<br />
|: 2400<br />
|-<br />
|'''Catholic Population'''<br />
|: 10800<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
==Sources==<br />
* {{cite encyclopedia|author-link= Pius Malekandathil |first=Pius |last=Malekandathil |title=Angamali and the St. Thomas Christians: An Historical Overview |encyclopedia=NSC Network |url=https://www.nasrani.net/amp/2020/07/14/angamali-and-the-st-thomas-christians-an-historical-overview/ |year=2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}<br />
{{commonscat|St. George Basilica, Angamaly}}<br />
{{Basilicas in India}}<br />
{{Christianity in Kerala}}<br />
{{Churches of Kerala}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint George Basilica, Angamaly}}<br />
[[Category:Churches in Angamaly]]<br />
[[Category:Basilica churches in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Syro-Malabar Catholic church buildings]]<br />
[[Category:5th-century churches]]</div>
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