Snippets

Starting of the Coimbatore Mission: 29th April 1955
Formation of Coimbatore Forane: Nov. 1973
Erection of the Eparchy of Palghat: 20th June 1974
Inauguration of the Eparchy of Palghat: 8th Sept 1974
Inauguration of the Coimbatore Region and Formation of 3 Foranes: 1st May 2008
Erection of the Eparchy of Ramanathapuram: 18th Jan 2010
Inauguration of the Eparchy of Ramanathapurm & Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Paul Alappatt: 11th April 2010
Ist Diocesan Day & Releasing of the Diocesan Logo and Anthem (Chief Guest: Mar Andrews Thazhath, Metopolitan Archbishop of Trichur): 4th July 2010
Inauguration & Blessing of Eparchial Catechetical Centre (Gandhipuram) & Animation Centre (Ukkadam): 12th October 2010
Blessing & Inauguration of "Santhom Creations", Tirupur: 25th October 2010
Laying foundation Stone for the Eparchial Minor Seminary (H.E. Mar Jacob Manathodath): 6th January 2011
Inauguration of the Second Pastoral Council: 11th June 2011
Inauguration of St. Marys Minor Seminary, at temporary building in Edayapalayam: 12th June 2011
Releasing of the First Eparchial Directory : 03rd July 2011
Inauguration of the Mission Year:10th September 2011
Inauguration of the Diocesan Website:10th September 2011
Consecration of the Karunya Matha Church Karunya Nagar (Perur):08th December 2011
Erection of the Parish Udumalpet:07th January 2012
Starting of the Dharapuram Mission:4th March 2012
Blessing Of the Presbytery,Karamadai:06th May 2012
The Pastoral Visit of the Major Archbishop Mar George Cardinal Alencherry:6th-8th July2012
03rd Eparchial Day:8th July 2012
Blessing of the foundation stones for Bishop's House & Pastoral Centre by Major Archbishop:8th July 2012
Erection of the Parish Sulur Aero:15th July 2012
Inauguration of the Eparchial Santhom Social Service Society:18th August 2012
Laying foundation Stone for the Minor Seminary at Kozhinjampara:18th January 2013
Consecration of the Good Shepherd Church, Karamadai:20th January 2013
Starting of Vadavally Mission:10th Feburary 2013
Starting of Ettimada Mission:17th Feburary 2013
Starting of St. Alphonasa Mission, Edayapalayam(Mettupalayam):3rd March 2013
Starting of Athipalayam Pirivu Mission(Ganapathy, Gandhipuram):11th August 2013
Starting of Sowripalayam Mission:20th October 2013
Consecration of the St. Judes Church, Dharapuram:21th December 2013
Shifting of The Minor Seminary to the new building in Vadakkukadu(Kozhinjampara):06th January 2014
Consecration of the St. Alphonsa Church, Palladam:1st Feburary 2014
Starting of Holy Mass at Peelumadu (Sitra):2nd Feburary 2014
Blessing Of Presbytery, Dharapuram:23rd Feburary 2014
Perpetual Adoration Centre at Lourde Forane Church, Gandipuram  8th Dec 2014

Laying foundation stone for Mother Theresa Peace Home, Tirupur   11th Apr 2015

Laying foundation stone for the new church at Kuniamuthur 25th Apr 2015

“Samarpithavarsham” at Ramanathapuram Cathedral in connection

with the year of the Consecrated (2014 Nov. 30-2016 Feb.02)          14th Jun 2015

Laying Foundation Stone for the Community hall at “Rosary Garden” (RNM)         11th Aug 2015

Laying of the Foundation stones for Bishop’s house and Pastoral Centre

(by Mar Paul Alappatt)            06th Nov 2015

Formal blessing & inauguration of St. Mary’s Minor Seminary,

Vadakkukad (Pollachi) by Mar Andrews Thazhath, Metropolitan

Archbishop of Trichur 08th Dec 2015

Opening of the “Door of Divine Mercy” at Cathedral            13th Dec 2015

2nd Diocesan Bible convention at Ramanathapuram (Alvernia School Ground)       18-22nd Dec 2015

Protest rally & Meeting at Ramanathapuram against attach on a priest

and three lay people in the diocese      07th Feb 2016

Blessing of the first phase of the Mother Theresa Peace Home

Tirupur (By Bishop Paul Alappatt)     11th Feb 2016

Blessing & laying of the foundation stone for St. John Paul

Mission centre, Periyanaickampalayam (Bishop Paul Alappatt)         23rd May 2016

Blessing of the grotto, Kindergarten section & Kids park, atSt. Joseph's school,

Jadayampalayam (Bishop Paul Alappatt)         07-6-2016

Formal blessing & inauguration of Mater Dei ICSE school

at temporary building in Singanalloor (Bishop Paul Alappatt)            09-6-2016

The first feast of St. Mother Theresa of Kalkota in the diocesan level

At Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ramanathapuram 09-10-2016

Blessing of the chapel at St. Joseph's Matri. Higher sec. School

Jadayampalayam         19-10-2016

Blessing of Holy Family Priest Home, Ganapathy      06-11-2016

First Eparchial Convention of Catholica Congress      20-11-2016

Blessing of Second phase of Mother Theresa Peace Home    01-05-2017

4th Pastoral Council    18-06-2017

Bishop Joseph Irimpen Memorial Eparchial Quiz Competition (Ed. 1)          18, 25 June 2017

8th Eparchial Day       02-07-2017

Foundation stone laid for "Mater Dei ICSE School" at Pattanam, CBE

(Bishop Paul Alappatt)            08-09-2017     

Extension of the territory of the Eparchy (Decree No. 38/2010)         10-10-2017

4th Diocesan Bible convention at Ramanathapuram (Alvernia School Ground)        24-26th Nov 2017

Handing over of the Syro-Malabar St. Mary's Parish

(from the diocese of Salem to the eparchy of Ramanathapuram

By Bishop Sebastianappan Singorayan of Salem)      20-1-2018

Consecration of St. Joseph's church ( reconstructed) at Kaundampalayam

(By Bishop Paul Alappatt)      21-1-2018

First meeting of the bishop with the Syro-Malabar faithful at Pallipalayam (Namackal)         06-3-2018

First meeting of the bishop with the Syro-Malabar faithful at  Dindigal          17-3-2018

First meeting of the bishop & the Holy Mass with the Syro-Malabar

faithful at Kodaikanal  18-3-2018

First meeting of the bishop with the Syro –Malabar faithful (mainly students)

at Christian College of Engineering & Technology at Ottachithram (Dindigal)          18-3-2018


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