St. Antony Church

Karuthapillaiyur is a small village about 300 years old. This village is blessed with gifts of natures. The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture. Before Karuthapillaiyur was made a separate parish it was under the pastoral jurisdiction of Tenkasi Parish. Rev. Fr. Pappaya S.J. the parish priest of Tenkasi worked hard for the economic, social and educational growth of the people. Rev. Fr. Peter Roy had left a substantial amount for the extension of the church. It could materialize through the additional support from the people and the parish revenues. The extension work was undertaken by Rev. Fr. G. Alphonse and was completed by Rev. Fr. V.M. Irudayam. Karuthapillaiyur was declared an independent parish in 1944. The parish has seen its growth in all social, economic, perspective religious, spiritual and human. A school which was as a middle school for a long time has been up grated into St. Antony’s High School in 1999. The credit goes to Rev. Fr. Antony Xavier who took timely and pro-active efforts to accomplish it. Substation With Churches Adriyanur Chettikulam Kadayam Kovankulam Manjapulicolony Patta Theru Sambangulam Substation Without Churches Alagappapuram Forest Bungalow Neelamegapuram Pethanpillai Kudiyiruppu Ravanasamudram Kizha Ambur The Succession of the Priests 1. Rev. Fr. Jeganathar 2. Rev. Fr. Alphonse 3. Rev. Fr. P.S. Antonysamy 4. Rev. Fr. V.M. Savarimuthu 5. Rev. Fr. Durairaj 6. Rev. Fr. Iruthayam 7. Rev. Fr. I. Lourduraj 8. Rev. Fr. Meembillikavil SJ. 9. Rev. Fr. Ambrose SJ. 10. Rev. Fr. S. Jeyabalan 11. Rev. Fr. Francis Xavier 12. Rev. Fr. Vittalin Dias SJ. 13. Rev. Fr. Devarajan P. 14. Rev. Fr. S.L. Stephen 15. Rev. Fr. Antony Xavier 16. Rev. Fr. Jacob Ofm Cap. 17. Rev. Fr. Bose Ofm Cap. 18. Rev. Fr. Antonyraj 19. Rev. Fr. Visuvasa Arockiaraj

Karuthapillaiyur, Kizha Ambur P.O. Ambasamudram Tk, Tirunelveli Dt. 627 418 - India