Perumalmalai is a newly created parish separated from Shenbaganur parish. The first parish priest was Fr. Augustine, s.j. who had the experience of helping the Repatriates of Sri Lanka. The second parish priest is Fr. Santiago s.j. who has been serving the people in places like Irudayakulam, Manamadurai, Thangachimadam etc. He is planning to begin a primary school in Poompparai, to conduct a fort nightly inter-faith prayer meeting on Fridays in the popular way-side shrine of Vanathuchinnappar. His bigger project is to liberate the poor Harijans from the clutches of the rich in Pannaikkadu by building them houses in a colony close to the church. The Diocesan parish priests namely Fr. N.A. Manuel, Fr. Susai Michael raj, Fr. Vimi Charlie have carried out the initial plan of the jesuit fathers.

St. Thomas’ Church (Estd 1987),
Perumalmalai, Kodaikanal,
Dindigul Dt. 624 108

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