Sacred Heart Church

Sacred Heart Church (ESTD - 1786) Two independent Telugu Christian migrations took place in the 18th Century. One of that refers to the history of the Kilacheri Church. In 1786 this Telugu Mission consisting of 300 families migrated from Oleroo on the banks of Krishna in the Guntur district, under the guidance of their Priest Rev Fr Mannenti. This migrated Mission settled on the large tract of wasteland, in the villages of Cooum Mappaydoo and Cotoor, obtained from the Government. In 1886 it came under the Archdiocese of Madras and in 1952 it came under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Madras – Mylapore. The 300th Jubilee of all the Telugu Christians was celebrated on 11 December 2003 in this Parish. Substations with Chapel Fatima Madha Chapel, Fatimpuram, 1 km Loudru Madha Chapel, Mettu Colony, 2 km St Antony's Bajanai Sangam, Govindamedu, 0.5 km Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as Way of Sorrows or Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. Located around the Sacred Heart Church, Kilacheri Mother Gnanamma The Society of Sisters of St. Anne was founded by THATIPATHRI GNANAMMA. The society has more than 110 institutions, in five states of India and a few countries abroad. Mother Gnanamma declared a Servant of God. Mother Thatipatri Gnanamma, founder of the congregations of St. Anne, Madras, and St. Anne, Phirangipuram, has been declared Servant of God, which will lead to her Beatification and Canonization. In other words, the process of initiation of sainthood on Mother Gnanamma has begun. Archbishop Samineni Arulappa Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (28 August 1924 - 13 February 2005), often shortened to S. Arulappa, was an Indian Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Hyderabad from December 1971 through January 2000. The youngest priest to be consecrated to such a high office, he was also the longest-serving Catholic Archbishop in India. He was also the first Archbishop who had the honour of being consecrated by Pope Paul VI in Rome.

7, Mada Kovil St., Mappedu Kuttu Road, Kilacheri B.O. - Perambakkam S.O. Sriperumbudur Tk. Kanchipuram Dt. - 631 402