St. Mary's Co-Cathedral, Chennai

St. Mary's Co-Cathedral, Chennai
St. Mary's Co-Cathedral, Chennai
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Chennai
Region	Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Rite	Latin
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church
Status	active
Location
Location	Armenian Street, Parrys corner, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Municipality	Greater Chennai Corporation
State	Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	13°05′23″N 80°17′15″E / 13.0897°N 80.2874°E

St. Mary's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic church in Armenian Street, Chennai, India.^[1]^[2] Constructed by Capuchins in 1658, it is one of the oldest churches in the former British India. For a long time Cathedral of the diocese it received the title of co-cathedral when the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore was transferred to San Thome Basilica.

History

According to records, the church was constructed by a French Capuchin Father Ephrem de Nevers, the First Missionary of Madras who put up "the open pandall chappell" in Armenian Street in 1658.^[3] The structure, however, did not survive for long and had to be reconstructed in 1692.^[3] The church was renovated in 1775 and 1785 and promoted to the status of the cathedral of the Ecclesiastical Province of Madras in 1886.^[3] When, in 1952, the ecclesiastical provinces of Madras and Mylapore were merged to form the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore with the San Thome Basilica as the headquarters, St. Mary's was given the status of a co-cathedral.

Notes

^ "St Mary Co-Cathedral – George Town -Chennai Churches- catholic churches.in". 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Chennai Salesians". www.donboscochennai.org. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Muthiah, pp 331–332

References

Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.

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[1] "St Mary Co-Cathedral – George Town -Chennai Churches- catholic churches.in". 18 December 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[2] "Chennai Salesians". www.donboscochennai.org. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[muthiah-3] Muthiah, pp 331–332

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Churches	Santhome Basilica Armenian Church Church of Our Lady of Light Descanco Church Queenship of Mary Church St Andrew's Church St. George's Cathedral St. Mary's Church Saint Patrick's Cathedral Saint Theresa Church St. Lazarus' Church St. Mark's Church St. Matthias' Church St.Mary's Co-Cathedral Wesley Church
Mosques	Thousand Lights Mosque Bahram Jung Mosque Casa Verona's Mosque Dharma Kidangu Mosque Hafiz Ahmad Khan Mosque Makkah Masjid Mamoor Mosque Masjid-o-Anwari Periamet Mosque Triplicane Labbai Jamaath Mosque
Jain temples	Adinath Digambar Jain Temple Shri Chandraprabhu Jain temple Mylapore Swetamber Jain Temple Shantinath Jain temple
Buddhist temples	Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Centre
Gurudwaras	Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha Gurudwara
Parsi temples	Royapuram fire temple
Jewish synagogues	Madras Synagogue

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