St. George Church, Kalady is a Christian church situated on the banks of the river Periyar in the

Ernakulam district Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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. The church was established on 20 March 1960. The new church in Kalady, built by the parishioners, was consecrated on 4 March 1984 under the leadership of Fr. Antony Elavumkudy. The present vicar is Fr. Joseph Thamaravely (2014-). The Kalady Church belongs to the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the

Syro-Malabar Church The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Cathol ...

and has more than 3000 parishioners. Twenty priests and about seventy nuns work here, as well as in different missions around the world. The Parish Council is the governing body. Prior to 1960, the Christian community of Kalady frequented the ancient churches of

Kanjoor Kanjoor is a small town near to Aluva and Perumbavoor. It is in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India. The estimated population is 19,712. The town is home to the Thiruvalluvar Temple, dedicated to the poet-philosopher Valluvar ...

and

Angamaly Angamaly () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Angamaly is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located northeast of the Kochi city centre. As of the 2011 Indian census, the municipality has a population of 33 ...

. The metropolitan headquarters of the

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Ker ...

were in Angamaly, where Mar

Abraham of Angamaly Mar Abraham (, died 1597), also known as Abraham of Angamaly or Abraham of Gazira, was the last East Syrian bishop of the Archdiocese of Angamaly, See of Angamaly, who entered into communion with Rome in 1565 and who was the last link in Angama ...

lived in the Ramban Hormizd Cathedral residence until his death in 1597. The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church is an important Christian pilgrimage site, located in

Malayattoor Malayattoor is a village in Aluva taluk around 15 km (9 mi) northeast of Angamaly in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala in South India. The name 'Malayattoor' is an amalgamation of the words ''mala'' (mountain), ''arr'' (river) ...

, approximately 10 km from Kalady.

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