St. Michael's & Aloysius Church

Christianity is in Cheranmahadevi more than 300 years old. People had embraced the faith even before the coming of St. Francis Xavier. As a remembrance of it, two inhabitants of Cheranmahadevi were invited for the flag hoisting during the annual feast of St. Francis Xavier at Kottar every year. About 300 years back, the Christians fearlessly faced the ferocious troups of Muslims and defeated the fannies through the intercession of Sr. Michael. The status of Sr. Michael in antique. Historically the Princess of Chera Kingdom had visited this place and it is named after her visit. The parish was established On 26.06.1949 The Substations With Churches Vaniyangulam Mela Seval Gopala Samudram Kalankarai Karisalpatty Koila Kooniyur Keel Upurani Subramaniapuram Refugees Camp The Substations Without Churches Pathamadai Karisoolintha Mangalam Kelumadai Chockalingapuram Pirancheri Tharuvai Kooniyur The Succession of the Parish Priests 1. Rev. Fr. A.S. Kulandairaj SJ. 2. Rev. Fr. S.M. Arulsamy SJ. 3. Rev. Fr. Jeganathar SJ. 4. Rev. Fr. Yuvano SJ. 5. Rev. Fr. Mahao SJ. 6. Rev. Fr. Y. Pushpanathar 7. Rev. Fr. A. Miranda SJ. 8. Rev. Fr. A. Francis Xavier 9. Rev. Fr. Santiago G. SJ. 10. Rev. Fr. V.A. Pinto SJ. 11. Rev. Fr. D.S. Menezes 12. Rev. Fr. Durairaj 13. Rev. Fr. Susai Manickam 14. Rev. Fr. Philip Kaithanal 15. Rev. Fr. Mathayee SJ. 16. Rev. Fr. Pascal D’Silva 17. Rev. Fr. Solomon Raj SJ. 18. Rev. Fr. Maria Jeyanathan SJ. 19. Rev. Fr. K.S. Arulanandam SJ 20. Rev. Fr. Pascal D’Silva 21. Rev. Fr. Salette 22. Rev. Fr. F. Gnanapragasam 23. Rev. Fr. Moyeeson M. 24. Rev. Fr. Annasamy 25. Rev. Fr. M.P. Jesuraj

Ambai Road, Cheranmahadevi, Tirunelveli Dt. 627 414