On the western end of the Parish of Tambaram, a land with the building was bought by the efforts of Rev. Fr. Joseph Thyparampill, then Parish Priest of Tambaram. The first Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Devasia M.J converted the building which was used for a soap factory into a Church. The present existing Church was built by Rev. Fr. Cyriac Illimootil in the year 1997

Sub Stations with Chapel: Vengai Vasal, Arokia Annai Alayam, 6 kms. (Estd. 2007)

Catholic presence in other villages:
Santhosapuram (4 kms), Chittalapakkam (3 kms), Kamarajapuram (1km)

St. Joseph’s Church,
Mahalakshmi Nagar,
17, Church Cross Street,
Selaiyur, Chennai,
Tamilnadu, INDIA.
Pin : 600 073
Ph : 044 – 222 75 449