Catholic Churches in Madras

This page is part of the Family History in India website, which is designed to guide people in how trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India. This particular webpage is a list of the Roman Catholic Churches in the neighbourhood of Madras taken from An Outline of the History of the Archdiocese of Madras & Mylapore by Dr. R. ARULAPPA, Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore (1986). It has been kindly transcribed by Peter Bailey of the U.K. in December 1999. Peter has indicated the rough locations as a distance and direction from Fort St. George where he has been able to find them. Some 'well-known' churches seem no longer to be functional (e.g. St. Roch nr. the Monegar Choultry) and are missing.

The LDS (Mormons) microfilmed the Baptism, Marriage and Burial records of the RC Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore during 1999 and they are expected to make them available to the public in 2000. Below are the dates for which their records should be available for the parishes indicated. The LDS were assisted by Fr. Vijay Kiran formerly the Secretary to the Archbishop to whom thanks are gratefully conveyed for this data.

Parish	Dedication	Built	Rebuilt	Location	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
Acharappakkam	St. Joseph	1878
Adambakkam		1975		7 m. SW
Adyar	"St. Louis, King of France"	1887 (?)		7 m. SSW
Alandur	St. Anthony	1984		7 m. SW
Alphonsapuram		1952
Ambattur		1972		7 m. WNW
Annanagar	St. Luke	1977		5 m. W
Arambakkam		1913		6 m. W
Ashok Nagar	St. Mathias	1971		4 m. SW
Avadi		1939		10 m. WNW
Ayanavaram	Don Bosco	1966
Basin Bridge		1953 (?)		1.5 m. NW
Besant Nagar		1973		7 m. S.
Bharathiyar	Mother Grace & Help	1979
Broadway	St. Francis Xavier	1842		City Centre	1968-1978	1919-1974	1930-1976
Casimode	St. Theresa	1890	1942	4 m. N.	1924-1990	1924-1981	1961-1982
Cheyur	Our Lady of Good Voyage	1716	1927	20+ m. SW
Chingleput	St. Joseph	1896		12 m. SW	1913-1938	1908-1970	1922-1968
Chintadripet	St. Lazarus/ B.V.M. Queen	1869	1955	City Centre	1904-1986	1923-1982	1904-1977
Chrompet		1960		9 m. SW
Covelong	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	1775		13 m. S	1913-1999	1810-1999	Dates not stated
Descanco	Our Lady of Visitation	1650	1783	4 m. SSW
Dharkast		1830		10 m. SW
Egmore	Sacred Heart	1868		1.5 m. W	1848-1978	1871-1952	1870-1997
Elappakkam		1972
Ennore	St. Joseph	1880-		6 m. N
Erayur		1972
Erukkencherry	St. Joseph	1978
Georgetown	Our Lady of Assumption	1640		City Centre	1899-1960	1901-1954	1922-1976
Georgetown	St. Mary of the Angels (Co-Cathedral)	1658	1692 & 1775	City Centre	1751-1787 1840-1974	1841-1991	1840-1997
K.K. Pudur	?	1960		20+ m. SW
Kadambattur		1970
Kadappakkam		1971
Kallambedu		1971
Kamaraj Nagar	Our Lady of the Annunciation	1982
Kanakamma Chatram		1976
Kancheepuram	Immaculate Heart of Mary	1949		20 m. SW
Karumbakkam		1975
Kilpauk	Immaculate Heart of Mary	1953		3 m. W
Kitchery (Kilacheri)		1833		33 m. WSW.	Unspecified	1840-1948	1840-1930
Kodambakkam	Our Lady of Fatima	1950		3 m. SW
Kolappakkam	"St. Michael, Archangel"	1982
Koothavakkam		1966		28 m.
Little Mount	Resurrection	1551		6 m. SSW	1889-1992	1912-1993	1911-1975
Luz	Our Lady of Light	1516		3 m. S	1808-1985	1899-1972	1808-1977
Madurantakam		1903		1941-1990	1942-1998
Mae-de-Deus	Our Lady of Guidance/ St. Lazarus	1576	1928	3 m S.
Mahabalipuran	Holy Family	1938		20 m. S
Mahalakshminagar	St. Joseph	1984
Malligapuram		1970
Mambakkam		1971
Manambathy		1860?			1929-1969	1931-1999	1970-1994
Melrosapuram		1975
Minjur	Perpetual Help	1974		9 m. N
Molasur	St. Joseph	1953
Muthirulandi Nagar	Ascension of Our Lord	1982
Nanganallur	Holy Spirit	1972		8 m. SW
Narasingapuram	St. Anthony	1968
Nemmeli		1974
Nungambakkam		1912		2 m. SW	1911-1973	1912-1991	1912-1986
Oragadom		1971		6.m. NW
Ottanthangal	St. Anthony	1937
Pallaveram		1840		8 m. SW	1856-1993	1856-1997	1849-1922
Palliagatam	Sancta Maria Mission	1934
Palnellore		1892
Pandaravedu		1976
Pannur		1787	1908
Pappanallur	"St. Theresa, Child of Jesus"	1978
Park Town	John Pereira's Chapel	1888 (?)
Pathur		1975
Pattabhiram	Our Lady of Velanganni	1973		10 m. W
Pavunjur	Holy Family	1978
Perambur	Our Lady of Lourdes	1880		3 m. NW
Peravallur		1976
Periapalayam	The Queen Assumed into Heaven	1822	1966	15 m. W
Perungudi	Poe Pius X	1985		6 m. SSW
Pinjivakkam		1963
Pondur		1971
Poonamallee	Our Lady of Help	1840		10 m. W
Portuguese Church St.	Assumption	1600	1640 & 1857	City Centre
Porur		1971		7 m. SW
Pudupet	St. Anthony of Padua	1873	1927	5 m. W	1873-1969	1873-1986	1873-1998
Pulicat	Our Lady of Glory	1515			1905-1957	to 1877 1923-1987	1803-1846
Raja Annamalaipuram					1789-1989	1789-1968	1818-1977
Ravattanallur		1900			1892-1970	1931-1974	1931-1970
Red Hills	St. Mary Magdalene	1978	1985	3 m. N.W.
Roshanagaram		1905
Royapettah	St. Anthony	1846	1889 (?)	City Centre	1840-1999	1840-1980	1840-1984
Royapettah	Presentation	1848		City Centre
Royapuram	St. Anthony				1869-1936	1870-1933
Royapuram	St. Peter	1829		1.5 m. N	1858-1994	1934-1983
Royapuram	Mater Dolorosa	1905		1.5 m. N	1923-1974	1911-1992	1956-1991
Sadras		1787	1973	42 m S.
San Thomé	Cathedral	1523	1893	3 m S	1899-1993	1889-1989	1899-1995
Sellampattida		1780		20+ m. SW
Srinivasanagar	Sacred Heart of Jesus	1984
St. Thomas' Mount	Our Lady of Expectation	1523	1547	7 m. SSW	1751-1880	1819-1888
St. Thomas' Mount	St. Patrick	1839		7 m. SSW	1837-1996	1856-1992	1857-1988
Susaipuram	St. Joseph	1985
T. Nagar		1973		4 m. SW
Tambaram		1942		8 m. SSW
Thatchoor	?	1868		11 m. SW
Thiruvallur	St. Francis de Sales	1965		15 m. W
Tiruttani		1971		20 m. W
Tiruvottiyur		1961		4 m. N.
Tondiarpet	St. John the Apostle & Evangelist	1966		3 m. N
Valayaputhur		1972
Velachery		1977		6 m. SSW
Vepery	St. Andrew	1735		1.5 m. W
Vepery	St. Joseph	1930		1.5 m. W
Vettuvankanni		1979
Vyasarpadi	Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted	1965		3 m. NW
Wallajabad		1851-
Wallaveram		1830
Washermanpet		1914			1914-1993	1914-1963	1914-1997