St. Sebastian's Church

Somarasampettai Parish was established in 1935. In the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, St.Sebastian’s Church in vernacular “Punitha Sebasthiyar”, occupies a unique place not only it is one of the oldest Churches in Tamil Nadu but had been the “Unique Church” of five dioceses bifurcated out of its jurisdiction during these 95+ years of its existence. The Succession of the Priests Rev. Fr. A.M. Lourduraj (1935-1953) Rev. Fr. A. Arulsamy (1953-1956) Rev. Fr. A.M. Amaladass (1956-1956) Rev. Fr. T.M. Arul Gnanapragasam (1956-1959) Rev. Fr. S. Arockiasamy (1959-1971) Rev. Fr. V.M. Marianayagam (1971-1972) Rev. Fr. I. Arockiam (1972-1984) Rev. Fr. A. Sebastin (1984-1990) Rev. Fr. S.Irudayaraj (1990-1991) Rev. Fr. A. Manuel (1991-1998) Rev. Fr. X. Panneer Selvam (1998-2002) Rev. Fr. R. Gaspar (2002-2002) Rev. Fr. R.Maria Louis (2002-2003) Rev. Fr. S. Selvaraj (2003-2005) Rev. Fr. L. Tennis Gilbert (2005-2007) Rev. Fr. A.M. Stanislaus Chandran (2007-2009) Rev. Fr. S. Lourduraj (2009-2014) Rev. Fr. S. Antony (2014-2015) Rev. Fr. A. Jerald Francis Xavier (2015-2017) Rev. Fr. S. John Alexander (2017-2018) Rev. Fr. L. Edward Raja (2018 - ) Substations With Churches 1. Allithurai - St. Francis Xavier's Church 2. Ettarai - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church 3. Iniyanur - St. John De Britto Church 4. Mela Saveriyarpuram - St. Antony's Church 5. Punganur - St. Antony of Pauda Church 6. Vayalur - Our Lady of Good Health Church

New Street, Vayalur Main Road, Somarasampettai P.O. Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu 620 102 - India