St. Paul of Thebes Church, Dharmanathapuram

St. Paul of Thebes Church, Dharmanathapuram ( புனித வனத்து சின்னப்பர் ஆலயம்) is a Roman Catholic shrine in the village of Dharmanathapuram in Lalgudi taluk of Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Church of St. paul of thebes, Dharmanathapuram

புனித வனத்து சின்னப்பர் ஆலயம், தர்மநாதபுரம்
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provincePondicherry and Cuddalore
MetropolitanPondicherry and Cuddalore
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
200[1]
Information
Diocesediocese of Kumbakonam
Patron saintSt.Paul of Thebes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancis Antonysamy
Metropolitan ArchbishopAntony Anandarayar

Shrine history

The old shrine was built during the end of 19 century. Its roof was made of tile, and it had a tower of about 30 ft height from ground level. Due to the building becoming weak and old it was demolished during 1983. The first stone was laid in 1983 for the construction of a new shrine. After completion in 1987, the shrine was blessed and opened by Paul Arulsamy, the then Bishop of kumbakonam.

Alter

The church had complete 29 years without any alteration. So, that the people of dharmanathapuram planned to alter the shine and rise the tower height from 19 to 37 ft from ground level. The work was started on 15 October 2015 and the work was completed and inaugurated by the then primary priest of kumbakonam diocese.

References
  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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