Location Kottayam Denomination Roman Catholic Groundbreaking 1956 Architectural style Gothic architecture Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril | Country India Functional status active Opened 1964 Status Cathedral | |
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Website www.vijayapuramdiocese.org Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly Similar Little Flower Church - K, St George Orthodox Church, St John the Baptist Church - S, Arohana Marthoma Church - A, Marth Mariyam Church | ||
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, also known as the Vimalagiri Cathedral or as Angathattu Palli located at Kottayam is the cathedral of the Diocese of Vijayapuram. Built in the Gothic architectural style, the church has a 172-foot tall tower which is one of the tallest church towers in Kerala. The foundation stone of Vimalagiri Church was laid in the year 1956. The construction of the imposing edifice was finished in the year 1964. Its feast celebrated on 8 December every year, the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Kottayam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA