KNANAYA CATHOLIC MISSION OF SAN JOSE

    St. Mary’s Knanaya Syro-Malabar Mission of San Jose comprising of Knanaya Catholics in Northern California.

    With the permission of San Jose Bishop Patrick J. McGrath, Mar Kuriakose Kunnachery and Mar Mathew Moolakkatt sent Fr. Dominic Joseph from Kottayam diocese to start a Knanaya Mission in San Jose. Fr. Dominic Joseph arrived at San Jose on July 1, 2000 as the director of the mission and serving the diocese of San Jose as Parochial Vicar at St. Frances Cabrini Church. The mission’s feast (Perunnal) is fixed to celebrate on the feast of the assumption of the Virgin Mary. The first Perunnal was celebrated on July 27th 2003. Mar Mathew Moolakkatt was the main Celebrant. Rev. Fr. John Chennakuzhiyil took charge as its mission director on September 27, 2008. Rev. Msgr. Jacob Vellian became the director on October 11, 2009. He had retired from ministry since May 1, 2010.

     The mission if offering monthly mass in San Francisco for 10 Knanaya Catholic families living in that area. The mission also offers Holy Mass once in two months in Sacramento for 25 Knanaya Catholic families settled in that area.

    The mission has 187 Families as members.

Fr. Dominic Madathikalathil First Director	Fr. John Chennakuzhy Former Director	Msgr. Jacob Vellian Former Director	Fr. Stany Edathilparambil Present Director

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