St. Raphael's Cathedral, Palakkad
St. Raphael's Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral Church or St. Raphael Cathedral[1] is an Eastern Catholic church in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.[2] It is the cathedral church of Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Palghat (Eparchia Palghatensis), created in 1974 through the bull "Apostolico requirente" of Pope Paul VI. The patron of the church is St. Raphael.
Fr. Joshy Pullikkottil is the current vicar of the church, which is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop of Palghat, currently Mar Jacob Manathodath.
Religious organisations working under the parishEdit
- Thirubalasakyam
- CLC
- KCYM
- Mathrusangam
- Vincent De Paul
- Franciscan 3rd Order
Institutions under the parishEdit
- St. Raphael's Cathedral School (CBSE)
Sisters from the parishEdit
| 1 | Rev. Sr. Agnasta Vazhapilli |
| 2 | Rev. Sr. Elizabeth Mundacal |
| 3 | Rev. Sr. Linat |
| 4 | Rev. Sr. Phini Mathew |
| 5 | Rev. Sr. Sheeba |
Priests from the parishEdit
| 1 | Sebastian S.J. Vazhapilli |
| 2 | Fr. Davis M.S.F Chackalackal |
| 3 | Fr. Jairaj Kidangan |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ VATTAYIL, Fr XAVIER KHAN; Ministries, Sehion. Sehion Mystic Manna English Vol 9: St. John Bosco. Maranatha.
- ↑ "St Raphael's Cathedral, Palakkad, Kerala, India (Syro-Malabar)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.