St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church

St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church
St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church is located in Texas
St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church
St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church is located in the United States
St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church
29°36′49.5″N 95°32′44.0″W / 29.613750°N 95.545556°W / 29.613750; -95.545556
Location211 Present St
Missouri City, Texas
CountryUnited States
DenominationSyro-Malabar Catholic Church
Membership800 families
Websitestjosephhouston.org
History
ConsecratedOctober 18, 2003
Past bishop(s)Jacob Angadiath
Administration
DioceseSt. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago
Clergy
Bishop(s)Joy Alappat
Vicar(s)Rev. Fr. Johnykutty George Puleessery
AssistantRev. Fr. George Parayil

The St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church is a Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Parish in Missouri City, Texas serving the community of Houston. It is a Forane Parish for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago.[1]

Priest

The current vicar of the Forane Parish is Reverend Fr. Johnykutty George Puleessery. Prior to his tenure in Houston, Fr. Puleessery served as the Chancellor of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago. He also was formerly vicar of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Forane Catholic Church in Philadelphia, PA.[2]

Importance in the Eparchy

The Eparchy is the second-largest parish in the eparchy and the largest in the Texas region. Due to its size and importance, It has been granted an assistant vicar. It also hosted the 2019 Syro Malabar National Convention[3]

Forane Church

In April 2014 Mar Jacob Angadiath announced that the Houston Parish would be elevated to a Forane Church, one of the 9 due to the eparchy's geographical vastness and for better co-ordination.[4]

There are three Syro Malabar Churches and Missions under the St. Joseph Forane, Houston.

No. Church/Mission Name City
1 St. Thomas Syro Malabar Church San Antonio, Texas
2 Divine Mercy Syro Malabar Church Edinburg, Texas
3 St. Mary Syro Malabar Church Pearland, Texas

See also

References

  1. ^ "About us". St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. ^ "Our Spiritual Leaders". St. Joseph Syro Malabar Forane Catholic Church. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. ^ "SMNC 2019". smnchouston.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  4. ^ St. Thomas Of Chicago Eparchy. "Forane Church Declaration" (PDF).