St. Antony's Church,

Chemmanvilai Chemmanvilai ( செம்மன்விளை) is a village in Chadayamangalam Panchayat, Kalkulam Taluk in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. St. Antony's church stands in the middle of the village. Location and transport It is near ...

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located in Kanyakumari district,

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. St. Antony's Church, located right in the middle of the

village, is an important worship center that plays an important role in the lives of the local people. The church is under the control of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai.List of Parishes
, Diocese of Kuzhithurai. On 25 December 1942, Rev Fr. Mathias of Madathattuvilai Parish helped to establish the small church and hold the first mass there. The first annual festival was held on 11 April 1943. A second church was established by Bishop Agniswami T.R. on 20 December 1970. Bishop Peter Remigius of Kottar Diocese announced the church as a new parish on 22 June 2011 and the first priest was Rev Fr. Joakins. A.

Gallery

File:Saint Antony, Chemmanvilai -- First Church.jpg, On 25 December 1942, this church was blessed by Fr. Mathias. It is the first church in Chemmanvilai for Saint Antony. File:Saint Antony, Chemmanvilai -- Second Church.jpg, On 20 December 1970, this church was blessed by Bishop Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J in the presence of Fr. Mathias. It is the second church in Chemmanvilai for Saint Antony. File:Saint Antony, Chemmanvilai -- Third Church.jpg, On 25 May 2012 the new church was blessed by Bishop Peter Remigius (Bishop of Kottar Diocese) File:Alter in Church-Saint Antony's Church, Chemmanvilai.jpg, Altar in new church File:Saint Antony's Church Christmas Crib 2014.jpg, Sydney Opera House, Australia as the model of Christmas Crib 2014

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