St. Joseph Church, Cherumkuzhy

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St. Joseph Church, Cherumkuzhy, also called "Cherumkuzhy Church" or "Cherumkuzhy Pally" is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Church located at Cherumkuzhy, a remote village in Thrissur District. The church was established in 1958 and has a rich history spanning over 50 years heavily influencing the culture, tradition and life of people in these areas. This is one of the churches in the Diocese of Thrissur and serves as a major destination for the spiritual needs of people of Cherumkuzhy and nearby places. Fr. Joby Chullikkadan is the current vicar of this prestigious parish and under his leadership, the parish is observing rapid spiritual and physical growth.

There are 631 families in the parish and for the ease of administration, the entire parish is divided into 5 regions and each region is further divided into several family units. Currently, there are a total of 30 family units each having a heavenly patron or patroness. In each unit, parishioners gather monthly for prayers and Christian fellowship.

The church played a major role in all developmental activities of the region throughout its history and continues its vision of improving the living standard of people here. The first school in the region (Govt. U.P. School, Cherumkuzhy, Assarikkad) was established under the church's leadership but was handed over to the government under the then prevailing circumstances. The church also played a pivotal role in the construction of Cherumkuzhy-Kannara road, Cherumkuzhy-Assarikkad-Murikkumpara road, Cherumkuzhy-Vattappara-Valakkavu road, Cherumkuzhy-Thalikkund road etc. Currently, the church continues its developmental activities through schemes like pensions for the needy, constructing houses for the poor, running free health clinics etc.

In this era of advanced technology, we set up this website to get a wider reach for the church among the people and to provide any information regarding us at your fingertips anytime. The website not only focusses on the activities of the church but also tries to travel through the history and development of Cherumkuzhy and its nearby areas like Payyanam, Kalakkunnu, Vattappara, Assarikkad, Thalikkundu, Murikkumkundu etc.

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