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St. George Forane Church Kallody, situated in Mananthavady Taluk of Wayanad district is one of the important churches and pilgrim centers in communion with the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. ==History== People from many parts of Travancore-Cochin region started to settle at Kallody as early as 1942 onward. Many things attracted people to settle at this place those include the geography of the place with hills, fields, rivers, streams, fertile land and the increased security from wild animals compared to many other places. Many of the early settlers from Travancore region belonged to Syrian Catholics and other Christians whom the natives welcomed wholeheartedly. Until 1943 Immaculate Conception Church, Mananthavady was the only spiritual refuge of the Christian community of Kallody. Not so late people from 16 families spent some money, bought place and started to build a small construction. In 1943 April 23 The statue of St. George was installed and Rev. Fr. Alosius Di Silva said the first holy Qurbana. In 1948 the former construction was changed and a modified construction for the church was built. From 1949 onward Rev. Fr. C.J Varky started saying the holy mass here. In 1951 August 25 Bishop of Calicut Rev. Patroni made Kallody parish an independent parish from under the administration of the Immaculate Conception Church, Mananthavady. He appointed Rev. Fr. Thomas Kalam SJ as the vicar of the parish. Until 1953 Kallody parish was under the administration of Diocese of Calicut. When the (Diocese of Tellicherry ), part of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was formed in the year 1953 the parish came under the administration of the Diocese of Tellicherry and the first bishop of the diocese, Mar. Sebastian Valloppilly. Until April 1954 when Rev. Fr. Sebastian Ilamthuruthi took charge of the parish, the parish was led by Latin priests. Fewer number of priests from the host diocese forced Bishop Sebastian Valloppilly to appoint priests from Carmelite congregation. During this period Kallody parish had grown both spiritually and physically well with the help of the Rev. priests. The parish has no history excluding the helps of the reverend priests from the Diocese of Calicut and from the CMI Church. Their efforts were seminal in the development of the parish. The church and the place got its present wealth, roads, means of transportation and primary education facilities through the hands of these reverend priests. After the formation of (Diocese of Mananthavady ) bifurcating the Diocese of Tellicherry in 1973 May 1 the parish continued its developments under the new diocese and the guidance of its bishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy. Though the church is named after St. George, from 1958 onward, in the Centenary of Mary of Lourde's, the main fest of the church became Mary of Lourde's. After 1968 priests from Diocese of Tellicherry and Mananthavady serve the parish. During this period the parish witnessed immeasurable growth. In the field of agriculture new farming techniques were tested, in the educational sector High School and Higher Secondary Schools were established, in the cultural sector Reading-House was set. The church continues her growth today with the helps of the reverend priests and the laymen. She intervenes in the cultural sphere of the place whenever time finds it necessary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. George Syro-Malabar Forane Church Kallody, Wayanad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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