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Sacred Sites

Pilgrim Centres

Famous churches and pilgrimage destinations of the Diocese of Cochin.

Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Kochi

📍 Fort Kochi · Cathedral of the Diocese of Cochin

Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Kochi

The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica at Fort Kochi is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cochin — the second oldest diocese in India. Its foundation stone was laid by the Portugue…

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St. Mary’s Forane Church, Thankey

📍 Thankey · Diocese of Cochin

St. Mary’s Forane Church, Thankey

Also known as Our Lady of Purification Church, Thankey is one of the most renowned Marian pilgrimage centres of the Diocese of Cochin. The shrine is famous for its miraculous statu…

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📍 Poonkavu · Diocese of Cochin

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Poonkavu

The parish of Our Lady of the Assumption at Poonkavu is one of the historic communities of the Diocese of Cochin in the Alappuzha district. Devotees gather here especially for the…

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St. Francis of Assisi Church, Kattiparambu

📍 Kattiparambu, Kannamaly P.O · Diocese of Cochin

St. Francis of Assisi Church, Kattiparambu

St. Francis of Assisi Church, Kattiparambu, is a Latin Catholic parish of the Diocese of Cochin with a special place in the Franciscan Holy Year now being observed across the dioce…

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St. Joseph’s Miraculous Shrine, Kannamali

📍 Kannamali · St. Antony’s Forane Church · Diocese of Cochin

St. Joseph’s Miraculous Shrine, Kannamali

Attached to St. Antony’s Forane Church at Kannamali, St. Joseph’s Miraculous Shrine is one of the great pilgrimage centres of the Diocese of Cochin. The shrine was built in 1955 to…

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Holy Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), Mattancherry

📍 Mattancherry · Diocese of Cochin

Holy Cross Church (Coonan Kurisu Palli), Mattancherry

The Holy Cross Church at Mattancherry — known to the Catholic community of the Diocese of Cochin as the Coonan Kurisu Palli (Bent Cross Church) — is the original site of the histor…

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Velankanni Matha Shrine, Chellanam

📍 Chellanam · St. Sebastian Parish · Diocese of Cochin

Velankanni Matha Shrine, Chellanam

On the Arabian Sea coast of Chellanam — within St. Sebastian Parish of the Diocese of Cochin — stands the Velankanni Matha Shrine, a beloved Marian pilgrimage centre dedicated to O…

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St. Lawrence Church, Edakochi

📍 Edakochi · Diocese of Cochin

St. Lawrence Church, Edakochi

Founded in 1119 and rebuilt by the Portuguese in 1504, St. Lawrence Church at Edakochi is one of the oldest churches in the Diocese of Cochin. Its Portuguese-influenced architectur…

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