{"id":9,"date":"2026-08-13T09:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santhomesmcc.in\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:53:38","slug":"parish-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/santhomesmcc.in\/ml\/parish-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Parish History \u2014 Santhome Malankara Catholic Church<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;1,400;1,500&amp;family=Marcellus&amp;family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n:root{\n  --maroon-950:#3a0d14; --maroon-900:#5c141f; --maroon-800:#74192a; --maroon-700:#8a2036;\n  --gold-600:#b8892b; --gold-500:#c9a227; 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A vintage or sepia photograph works beautifully here.\n========================================== -->\n<section class=\"page-hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-bg\">\n    <div class=\"ph dark\">\n      <span class=\"ic\">\u26ea<\/span>\n      <b>Heritage Photo (Background)<\/b>\n      <small>An old photograph of the church \u2014 2400 \u00d7 1300 px. Sits behind the text, so choose a wide shot.<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hero-veil\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <svg class=\"hero-cross\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"><path d=\"M12 2v20M5 8h14\"><\/path><\/svg>\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Since 1930<\/div>\n    <h1>Our Parish Story<em>Ninety-Five Years of Faith<\/em><\/h1>\n    <div class=\"place\">Perumbavoor<\/div>\n    <p>From a spiritual wave that reached a small town, to a parish family that has stood as a witness of unity, service, and love.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"hero-rule\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= JUMP CHIPS ================= -->\n<div class=\"chipbar\">\n  <div class=\"chips\">\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#beginning\">The Beginning<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#timeline\">Milestones<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#harmony\">A Moment of Grace<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#ministries\">Ministries<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#vicars\">Our Vicars<\/a>\n    <a class=\"chip\" href=\"#archive\">Archive Photos<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ================= STAT STRIP ================= -->\n<div class=\"stat-strip\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">1930<\/div><div class=\"l\">Parish Founded<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">5 \u2192 24<\/div><div class=\"l\">Families, Then &amp; Now<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">2006<\/div><div class=\"l\">Named for St. Thomas<\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"n\">95<\/div><div class=\"l\">Years of Witness<\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ================= INTRO ================= -->\n<section class=\"intro reveal\" id=\"beginning\">\n  <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Brief Overview<\/div>\n  <div class=\"intro-cols\">\n    <p class=\"dropcap\">On September 20, 1930, under the leadership of Mar Ivanios \u2014 the pioneer of the reunion movement with the Catholic Church \u2014 a spiritual wave reached Perumbavoor. Embracing that decision wholeheartedly, Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, then vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor, received the faith.<\/p>\n    <p>Mar Ivanios later expressed the desire to establish a Malankara Catholic church in Perumbavoor and sought the guidance and permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, which was granted. Out of that divine inspiration \u2014 and for the growth of the diocese \u2014 the present land on M.C. Road was acquired, and a nunnery in Germany extended financial aid towards the building. Thus a new church rose in Perumbavoor.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ornament\"><span class=\"ln\"><\/span><span class=\"dot\">\u271d<\/span><span class=\"ln r\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= VERSE ================= -->\n<div class=\"verse-band reveal\">\n  <p>&#8220;A parish that began with five families has become a community whose witness reaches far beyond its own walls.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <span>Perumbavoor \u00b7 St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ================= TIMELINE ================= -->\n<section class=\"section alt\" id=\"timeline\">\n  <div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Milestones<\/div>\n    <h2>A Journey Through the Years<\/h2>\n    <p>The moments \u2014 joyful and sorrowful \u2014 that shaped our parish family. Cards marked with a photo frame are ready for your archive pictures.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"timeline\">\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n        <!-- OPTIONAL PHOTO: replace .ph with <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"mar-ivanios.jpg\" alt=\"Mar Ivanios\"> -->\n        <div class=\"t-photo\"><div class=\"ph dark\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>1200 \u00d7 675 px<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">20 Sept 1930<\/div>\n          <h3>The Reunion Wave Reaches Perumbavoor<\/h3>\n          <p>Under the leadership of Mar Ivanios, the reunion movement arrived in the town. Fr. Thomas Thekkeparambil, vicar of the Jacobite church, embraced the decision and received the faith \u2014 the seed from which this parish grew.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Led by <b>Archbishop Mar Ivanios<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">The Early Years<\/div>\n          <h3>Land on M.C. Road &amp; a Gift from Germany<\/h3>\n          <p>With the permission of Assistant Bishop Mar Athanasios, land was purchased on M.C. Road where the church stands today. A nunnery in Germany extended financial aid for the construction. The parish began its life with just five families.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Mar Athanasios<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <!-- OPTIONAL PHOTO: replace .ph with <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"old-church-1965.jpg\" alt=\"The old church\"> -->\n        <div class=\"t-photo\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>1200 \u00d7 675 px<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">1965<\/div>\n          <h3>A Church in the Name of St. Mary<\/h3>\n          <p>Construction began on a church dedicated to St. Mary \u2014 the house of worship that would serve the growing parish community for the next four decades.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">27 March 1986<\/div>\n          <h3>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas Enters Eternal Rest<\/h3>\n          <p>The parish mourned the priest whose effort secured its land, its building, and its early growth. His work remains the foundation on which everything that followed was built.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">In loving memory of <b>Fr. Geevarghese Thomas<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">1998<\/div>\n          <h3>A New Vicar, and a Pillar Laid to Rest<\/h3>\n          <p>As Fr. Paul Mundackal assumed charge as vicar, the parish lost Anthony Scaria \u2014 a lifelong pillar of the community. With him closed the final chapter of the S.M.Y.M. youth movement in its earlier form.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Mundackal<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">2003<\/div>\n          <h3>A Season of Renewal<\/h3>\n          <p>Fr. Jose Cherian OIC took charge as vicar. In November, under the leadership of the then Muvattupuzha Bishop, the renovation of the church was taken up as the main agenda and unanimously approved. What followed was one of the most eventful and commendable periods in the parish&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Jose Cherian OIC<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">2003 \u2013 2004<\/div>\n          <h3>Ministries Reborn<\/h3>\n          <p>The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Legion of Mary were revived. The &#8220;Family Gathering&#8221; was initiated, Sunday School was started, and parish pastoral council elections were successfully conducted \u2014 bringing the whole community into the life of the parish.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <!-- OPTIONAL PHOTO: replace .ph with <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"foundation-2004.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation stone 2004\"> -->\n        <div class=\"t-photo\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>1200 \u00d7 675 px<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">16 May 2004<\/div>\n          <h3>Foundation Stone for a New Church<\/h3>\n          <p>The foundation stone was laid in the name of St. Thomas, and it was decided that the new church would rise in the courtyard of the old one \u2014 the past holding the future in its arms.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">Alongside<\/div>\n          <h3>Homes for Those in Need<\/h3>\n          <p>Amid the demanding work of building the church, Fr. Jose Cherian OIC found time to help the needy. With the assistance of the &#8220;Slaves of the Sacred Heart&#8221; society under the diocese, houses were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n        <!-- OPTIONAL PHOTO: replace .ph with <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"foundation-2006.jpg\" alt=\"Foundation stone blessing 2006\"> -->\n        <div class=\"t-photo\"><div class=\"ph dark\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>1200 \u00d7 675 px<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">6 April 2006<\/div>\n          <h3>St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church<\/h3>\n          <p>The foundation stone was blessed by Thomas Mar Koorilos, Bishop of the erstwhile Bathery Diocese, in the holy presence of Geevarghese Mar Koorilos, Geevarghese Mar Divannasios and others. With this, the parish took the name it carries today.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Blessed by <b>Thomas Mar Koorilos<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">2018<\/div>\n          <h3>A Hall for the Parish Family<\/h3>\n          <p>When Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal took charge as vicar, he took the initiative \u2014 at the request of the parishioners \u2014 to construct a parish hall where the community could gather.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Paul Karamel Koraikal<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <!-- OPTIONAL PHOTO: replace .ph with <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"parish-hall.jpg\" alt=\"Parish hall inauguration\"> -->\n        <div class=\"t-photo\"><div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Add Photo<\/b><small>1200 \u00d7 675 px<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">9 June 2019<\/div>\n          <h3>The Parish Hall Inaugurated<\/h3>\n          <p>Mar Antony Kariyil blessed and inaugurated the parish hall \u2014 a space that has since held celebrations, catechism, meetings, and the ordinary joys of parish life.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Inaugurated by <b>Mar Antony Kariyil<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card milestone\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">February 2020<\/div>\n          <h3>Keys Given in Friendship<\/h3>\n          <p>For the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the parish faced difficulty for want of a church building. The nearby Baselios church was opened and its keys handed over \u2014 a quiet act through which Christians gave society a message of living together in harmony.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">A witness of <b>Christian unity<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"t-item reveal\">\n      <div class=\"t-dot\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"t-card\">\n        <div class=\"t-body\">\n          <div class=\"t-year\">2024 \u2014 Today<\/div>\n          <h3>The Parish Moves Forward<\/h3>\n          <p>Under the leadership of our vicar Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal, and with the wholehearted cooperation of the parish family and the grace of the Almighty, all the activities of the parish continue very actively.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"who\">Vicar: <b>Fr. Robin Puthenpurackal<\/b><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= HARMONY FEATURE ================= -->\n<section class=\"feature\" id=\"harmony\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"feature-frame\">\n      <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"baselios-church.jpg\" alt=\"The Baselios church\"> -->\n      <div class=\"ph dark\">\n        <span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udd4a<\/span>\n        <b>Add Photo<\/b>\n        <small>Portrait, 1000 \u00d7 1300 px \u2014 a photo of the church door, the keys, or the 2020 celebration<\/small>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"eyebrow\">A Moment Worth Remembering<\/div>\n      <h2>When a Door Opened,<br>and Two Communities<br><em>Became One Congregation<\/em><\/h2>\n      <p>In February 2020, with no church of our own available for the feast of Mar Chrysostom, the neighbouring Baselios church was opened to us and its keys placed in our hands.<\/p>\n      <p>It was a small gesture. It was also a sermon \u2014 one preached without words, telling the whole of society what it looks like when Christians choose to live together in harmony.<\/p>\n      <span class=\"stamp\">A Commendable Service<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= MINISTRIES ================= -->\n<section class=\"section\" id=\"ministries\">\n  <div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Life of the Parish<\/div>\n    <h2>Ministries Born Here<\/h2>\n    <p>Organisations that have carried the work of the parish across generations.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"min-grid\">\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/div>\n      <h4>Society of St. Vincent de Paul<\/h4>\n      <p>Revived in the renewal of 2003, serving the poor and the needy of the parish and the wider town.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcff<\/div>\n      <h4>Legion of Mary<\/h4>\n      <p>A devotional and apostolic community, restored to active life alongside the parish&#8217;s wider renewal.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udc67<\/div>\n      <h4>Family Gathering<\/h4>\n      <p>Begun in the same period, bringing parish households together in prayer and fellowship.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div>\n      <h4>Sunday School<\/h4>\n      <p>Started to hand on the faith to the children of the parish \u2014 its catechism continues today.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udf97<\/div>\n      <h4>S.M.Y.M. Youth<\/h4>\n      <p>The parish youth movement, long led by parishioner Anthony Scaria, whose service is remembered with gratitude.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"min-card reveal\">\n      <div class=\"ic\">\ud83c\udfe0<\/div>\n      <h4>Slaves of the Sacred Heart<\/h4>\n      <p>Through this diocesan society, homes were built and given to families of the parish who had none.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"center-cta reveal\">\n    <a href=\"\/ministries\" class=\"btn dark\">Our Ministries Today<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= VICARS ================= -->\n<section class=\"section alt\" id=\"vicars\">\n  <div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Shepherds of This Flock<\/div>\n    <h2>Those Who Have Led Us<\/h2>\n    <p>In maintaining the unity and oneness of the parish, the vicars who served in each season provided commendable leadership.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"vicars\">\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-geevarhese-thombra\" alt=\"Fr. Geevarghese Thombra\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">1965 &#8211; 1978<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Geevarghese Thombra<\/h4>\n      <p>Vicar of the Jacobite church in Perumbavoor who embraced the reunion and received the faith, opening the way for this parish.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-daniel-kadakampally.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Daniel Kadakampally OIC\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">1978 &#8211; 1980<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Daniel Kadakampally OIC<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-mchacko-kuttaplackal.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Chacko Kuttaplackal\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">1980 &#8211; 1986<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Chacko Kuttaplackal<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-mathews-cheruppuram.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Mathews Cheruppuram\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">From 2003<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Mathews Cheruppuram<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-lorens-cheppadu.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Lorens Cheppadu OIC\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Lorens Cheppadu OIC<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-abraham-puthenmadathil.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Abraham Puthenmadathil\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Abraham Puthenmadathil<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-thomas-cherumbral.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Thomas Cherumbral\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Thomas Cherumbral<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-jose-cherupuzhathottam.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Jose Cherupuzhathottam\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Jose Cherupuzhathottam<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-george-kayyanickal.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. George Kayyanickal\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. George Kayyanickal<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-abraham-vettuparambil.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Abraham Vettuparambil\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Abraham Vettuparambil<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-lorens-cheppadu.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Lorens Cheppadu OIC\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Lorens Cheppadu OIC<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-mathew-nirakandathil.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Mathew Nirakandathil\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Mathew Nirakandathil<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-zechariyas.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Zechariahs OIC\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Zechariahs OIC<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-agustin.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. Agustin OIC\"> -->\n        <div class=\"ph\"><span class=\"ic\">\ud83d\udcf7<\/span><b>Photo<\/b><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <span class=\"years\">xxxx &#8211; xxxx<\/span>\n      <h4>Fr. Agustin OIC<\/h4>\n      <p>Contribution to be filled<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"vicar reveal\">\n      <div class=\"v-photo\">\n        <!-- REPLACE WITH: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"fr-jose-mariadas.jpg\" alt=\"Fr. 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