St. Thomas The Apostle's Chuch

Patron Saint: St. Thomas the Apostle, Established: 1995 The Catholics in the BSF, Tekenpur requestedthe Bishop of Jhansi to have a chapel inTekenpur as they had to travel all the way toDabra for Sunday Masses. The Bishop askedFr. Jospeh Palakudy to go into the matter and hefound a small plot of land, a little away from theroad, procured it and built a chapel and apresbytery. St. Joseph sisters of Chemberrywere accommodated in the presbytery, taughtin St. Peter’s Dabra and also ran a dispensary inDabra till they left the station. It was beingattended to by the priests from Dabra, till Fr.Maria Francis was posted there. Fr. Gilbert who succeeded him started the construction of St. Thomas School at Tekkanpur and a wing with four class rooms was completed and blessed on 25th October 2018 by Late Most Rev. Thomas Thennatt SAC . Predecessors: Fr. Joseph Palakudy, Fr. Chipson, Fr. John Xavier, Fr. C. Alphonse, Fr. Lawrence, Fr. Joseph James, Fr. Maria Francis and Fr. Gilbert Antony Parish Priest: Fr. Antony Sami Asst.: Fr. Lourdu Nathan Address: St. Thomas Church, Opp. Tel. Exchange, Tekenpur475 005 No. of Catholics: 63 Pious Associations: Altar Servers, Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Women’s Association School: St. Thomas School Principal: Fr. Lourdu Nathan Manager: Fr. Dilip Nanda

St. Thomas Church, Opp. Tel. Exchange, Tekenpur475 005