Our Lady of Rosary Church
Church History
In 1873 when Vembar was a Mission centre with 25 substations, Nagalapuram was with Vembar.
Rev. Fr. Leon Bess, who wrote the mission history in 1913, said that already 30 years ago there was a Church at Nagalapuram.
In the former days, Nagalapuram had 60 substations.
Villages like Iyan Pommaiahpuram, Maarthadampatty, Vilathikulam (1892) Kathalampatty (1892) Vawaalthoththi (1892) Keezhakkaranthai, Melakaranthai were ancient mission stations.
Nagalapuram is the Mother parish of Vilathikulam, Kottur and Vemboor.
Nagalapuram parish Church and the presbytery were built by Rev. Fr. S. Francis.
The Parish Church is renovated and extended by Fr. Leo Jeyaseelan.
Sub - Stations:
1. Kuruvarpatti- St. Joseph
2. Nadukaatoor - St. Anne
3. Poothalapuram - St. Xavier
4. Pudur - St. Martin de Bores
5. Duraisamipuram - Vailankkanni Matha
6. Sangaralingapuram - Sahaya Annai
7. Vawaalthoththi - St. Antony
8. Puthupatti - Infant Jesus
9. L.V. Puram
10. Maathalapuram
11. Kumareddiapuram
Grottos in the parish:
1. St. Antony’s - Nagalapuram
2. St. Antony’s - Nagalapuram
The Succession of parish priests:
1. Rev. Fr. Antony Fdo - 1944 - 1945
2. Rev. Fr. D. Swami Nathan - 1945 - 1946
3. Rev. Fr. Gabriel Devotto - 1946 - 1952
4. Rev. Fr. Michael - 1952 - 1953
5. Rev. Fr. Maria Viagulam - 1953 - 1956
6. Rev. Fr. Devasahayam Fdo - 1956 - 1959
7. Rev. Fr. J.X. Poobal - 1959 - 1961
8. Rev. Fr. Rosario Fdo - 1961 - 1962
9. Rev. Fr. Devasahayam Fdo - 1962 - 1967
10. Rev. Fr. S. Francis - 1967 - 1968
11. Rev. Fr. Rathinaraj - 1968 - 1975
12. Rev. Fr. N.S. Panneer Selvam - 1975 - 1977
13. Rev. Fr. Rubert Arulvalan - 1977 - 1981
14. Rev. Fr. Ignatius Amaladas - 1981 - 1987
15. Rev. Fr. Louis - 1987 - 1993
16. Rev. Fr. S. Antonydas - 1993 - 1994
17. Rev. Fr. Denzil Raja - 1994 -1998
18. Rev. Fr. Thaddaeus Rajan - 1998 - 1999
19. Rev. Fr. Maria Valan - 1999 - 2001
20. Rev. Fr. Renald Misser - 2001 - 2004
21. Rev. Fr. Suseelan - 2004 - 2006
22. Rev. Fr. Malaya Antony SVD - 2006 - 2008
23. RevFr. Leo Jeyaseelan - 2008 - 2014
24. Rev. Fr. Rajesh - 2014 - 2019
25. Rev. Fr. Reyosil Peppy
Information
Nagalapuram,
Vilathikulam Tk - Tuticorin Dt.
Tamil Nadu ? 628 904 - India