Parishes
Vettuvankeni
Vettuvankeni
Sts. Joachim and Anne Church (Estd. 1979)
3/106, EC Road, Thiruvanmiyur P O
Chennai - 600 041
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A Brief History
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 In 1967 when Fr. P.T.Arulappa was the Parish Priest at Adyar, he made efforts to visit some of the coastal villages between Thiruvanmiyur and Kannathur. In 1967 he started a Social Service Center near Neelangarai and purchased 1.46 acres of land in Injambakkam near Vettuvankanni. For sometime the Social Service Center was used as the Church for the people around the place. In 1979, it was made a Parish and Rev. Fr. George Thekkedam was the first Parish Priest. Later in 1987 Rev. Fr. C.V. Thomas constructed the Church at Vettuvankenni. In 2005 the Parish celebrated the Silver Jubilee. The Parish Annual feast is celebrated on 26th July .
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| Catholic Population : 3500 |
| Succession of Parish Priests |
| S. No. |
Names |
Year |
Diocesan/religious |
| 1. |
Rev. Fr. George Thekkedem |
1979 - 1980 |
Madras-Mylapore |
| 2 |
Rev. Fr. Jacob Thomas |
1980 - 1983 |
Madras-Mylapore |
| 3 |
Rev. Fr. Thomas C.V. |
1983 - 1990 |
Madras-Mylapore |
| 4 |
Rev. Fr. Perumanoor C. |
1990 - 1994 |
Madras-Mylapore |
| 5 |
Rev. Fr. George P. |
1994 - 2001 |
Madras-Mylapore |
| 6 |
Rev. Fr. Balaswamy D. |
2001 - 2004 |
Chingleput |
| 7 |
Rev. Fr. Esthakiyus P. |
2004 - 2006 |
Chingleput |
| 8 |
Rev. Fr. Shylock Stephen S. |
2006 - 2011 |
Chingleput |
| 9 |
Rev. Fr. Vincent Chinnadurai |
2011 - |
Chingleput |
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Sub Station with Chapel
01 Injambakkam, St.Thomas Chapel, 2 kms. |
Participatory Structures
01 Parish Council
02 Parish Finance Committee
03 Anpiam |
Associations
01 Altar Servers
02 Legion of Mary
03 Youth Group |
Religious
01 St. Anne’s Convent (SAT), Vettuvankeni. Tel: 044 - 244 92 297
02 St. Camillus Convent (DSC), Neelankarai. Tel: 044 - 244 90 294
244 94 163 |
Institutions under the Religious
01 St. Joseph’s Hr. Sec. School (SAT),Vettuvankeni Tel: 044 - 244 90 742
02 St. Joseph’s Nursery & Primary School (SAT), Vettuvankeni.
03 St. Louis Dispensary (SAT), Vettuvankeni.
04 Mother Josephine Vannini Senior Citizens Home (DSC), Neelankarai Tel: 044 - 244 94 163
244 90 294
05 Mother Vannini Health Centre (DSC), Neelankari. |