St. Mary's Parish Profile



ST. MARY'S PARISH PROFILE

Patron: St. Mary (Mother of God)

Parish Priest: Fr. Pasala Anthony

Number of Catholic Villages: 6

Number of Catechists: 5

Number of Catholics: 2,500

No. of Chapels: 6

Former Parish Priests: Rev. John Karukapilly VC, Rev. Fr. Michael Gnanaraj, Rev. Fr. Thalapaneni Anthony

Catholic Villages: Julurupadu (Headquarters), Kakarla, Karivarigudem, Papakolu, Narsapuram, Machinapeta and Vinobhanagar

Julurupadu is a tribal village. It is the parish headquarters, where St. Mary's Church is located. It was bifurcated from the parish of Kothagudem and canonically declared as a new parish on 2nd August 1998. Initially it was entrusted to the pastoral care of the Vincentian Fathers. Rev. Fr. John Karukapilly VC was appointed as the first parish priest.

There are 9 mission stations under this parish out of which 6 are Catholic villages (Julurupadu, Kakarla, Karivarigudem, Papakollu, Narsapuram, Machinapeta and Vinobhanagar) and the rest Catechumenate villages.

All the Catholic faithful are tribals, SCs and STs. Literacy rate is very minimum. The people are daily labourers in all the villages except in parish head-quarters (i.e., in Julurupadu village).

Julurupadu Parish

St. Mary's Church, Julurupadu
Julurupadu tribal parish was bifurcated from the parish of Kothagudem and canonically declared as a new parish on 2nd August 1998. Initially it was entrusted to the pastoral care of the Vincentian Fathers. Rev. Fr. John Karukapilly VC was appointed as the first parish priest.

There are 16 mission stations under this parish out of which 9 are Catholic villages (Julurupadu, Vengannapalem, Kakarla, Karivarigudem, Kathuru, Papakolu, P.Narsapuram, Machinapeta and Vinobha Nagar) and the rest Catechumenate villages.

All the Catholic faithful are tribals. Some villages are completely on the hills and in thick forests. Literacy rate is very minimum. The people are daily labourers in all the villages except in parish head-quarters (i.e., in Julurupadu village).
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