Chicago Parish

knanayaregion.us

SACRED HEART KNANAYA CATHOLIC PARISH, CHICAGO

This parish comprises of Knanaya Catholics living in the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Knanaya Catholic Mission of Chicago was established in 1983 under the Archdiocese of Chicago. Rev. Fr. Jacob Chollampel took charge as the first mission director and started Holy Mass on October 28, 1983. Rev. Fr. Cyriac Manthuruthil took charge of the mission on May 31, 1988. Rev. Fr. Simon Edathiparambil was appointed as the director on August 16, 1995. Archbishop of Chicago appointed Rev. Fr. Philip Thodukayil as the director on June 25, 1999.

After establishment of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago, Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath reconstituted this mission as part of this diocese on October 29, 2003 extending its boundary to include all Knanaya Catholics living in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. He also confirmed the appointment of Rev. Fr. Philip Thodukayil as the director of this mission. Vicar General Fr. Abraham Mutholath took charge as the director of this mission on July 1, 2004.

The mission bought St. James Church in Maywood from the Archdiocese of Chicago in September 2006. Fr. Abraham Mutholath offered the first mass of the mission in the new church on Friday, September 1, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. He, along with the parish council members inaugurated the new church on Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath elevated the mission as a Sacred Heart Knanaya Catholic Parish on Sunday, September 24th at 10:00 A.M. and appointed Fr. Abraham Mutholath as its first pastor (vicar).

This parish serves around 800 families and is in the process of buying a second church in Morton Grove for the convenience of the parishioners in the northern region of the parish.

For more details, please visit the website of the parish at www.knanayaregion.us/chicago