St. Antony's Church
Kallamozhi

Parish Name : St. Antony’s Church
Address : Paduvai Nagar, Kallamozhi – 628 216, Tuticorin Dt.
Patron Saint : St. Antony
Telephone No : 97870 15708, 75985 80855

A Brief History:
Catholics from various villages got settled at the coast of Kulasekaranpatnam and the parish priests of Udangudi were taking care of the spiritual needs of the people. Rev. Fr. Stephen Gomez, the parish priest of Udangudi (1986-1987) put up a thatched Church dedicated to St. Antony. When Rev. Fr. Antony Jegatheesan was the parish priest of Udangudi (1993 -1994) he built the Church at Paduvai Nagar, which was blessed by Bishop S.T. Amalnather. Paduvai Nagar became a separate parish on 1st June 2002 in the time of Bishop Peter Fernando and Rev. Fr. M.G. Victor was appointed as the first parish priest, who built the presbytery and it was blessed by Bishop Peter Fernando in 2003. After the Tsunami in 2004, the people were shifted to Kallamozhi where Caritas Italiana built houses for the people. A new spacious parish Church was built at Kallamozhi and was blessed on 22nd July 2008 by Bishop Yvon Ambroise.

Sucession of Parish Priests:
1. Rev. Fr. M.G. Victor - 2002 – 2006
2. Rev.Fr. Alexsander - 2006 - 2008
3. Rev.Fr. Benjamin De Souza - 2008 – 2010
4. Rev.Fr. Rayappan - 2010 - 2011
5. Rev. Fr. Deniz Vaiz - 2011 – 2016
6. Rev. Fr. James Peter - 2016 - 2020
7. Rev.Fr. John Benson 2020 - 2022
8. Rev.Fr. Arockiadoss - 2022 - 2022 Oct.
9. Rev.Fr. Kingsly 2022 Oct -

Kurusadis &Gottos in the Parish:
1. Our Lady of Lourdes - Kallamozhi

Catholic Population : 800

No. of Catholic Families : 125

Sunday Mass – Timings : 7 a.m.
Weekdays : 6.15 a.m
St. Antony Novena with mass: 6.30 p.m (Every Tuesday)

Sub – Stations
1. Anuhulapuram – Arockia Annai
2. Kulasekaranpattanam - Paduvai Nagar - St. Antony
3. Mangalapuram – St. Anne

Participatory Structures
1. Anbiyams

Christian Life Societies (Pious Associations)
1. Holy Childhood
2. Eucharistic Crusaders
3. Matha Sodality
4. Holy Family Sodality
5. Don Bosco youth association

Other Associations & Activities
1. Altar Boys Association

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Existing info correct. Aproved by : Rev.Fr. Kingsly
Updated on 13th April. 2023, Final Correction done on May 17th 2023.