Denomination Roman Catholic Priest(s) Rev. Fr. A. Francis Dedication Saint Sebastian | Functional status Active Phone 04374 222 522 | |
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Bishop(s) Most Rev. Antonisamy Francis, D.D., S.T.L. Similar Palaivananathar Temple, Our Lady of Snows - Kallikulam, Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Basilica of Our Lady of Snows - T, Taj Mahal | ||
Shrine of St. Sebastian is a church in the town of Papanasam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed as a mud church in about 1870 by Fr. Abraham, the parish priest of Thiruvaiyaru. It was renovated by Abraham's successor Gabriel Playoust and consecrated on 20 January 1894. The church is known for the car festival during Easter. The church is a part of the diocese of Kumbakonam. It was bifurcated from the parish of Ayyampettai. Rev. Fr. Cyrian Kappen was the first parish priest. It started functioning as an independent parish from 1933 February 11 onwards.
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St. Sebastian Church, Papanasam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA