Parish History

Once part of Bajpe, Adyapady parish is also known as Mariapura. Fr Aveline D’Silva of Bajpe started the construction of the chapel, which was built on a plot of land donated by Mr and Mrs Charles and Muriel Pinto on September 9, 1969. It was blessed by Bishop Basil S. D’Souza on May 21, 1972 and was served from Bajpe for nearly two years. Adyapady was raised to the status of a parish on March 19, 1974 with Rev. Fr Charles Lewis as the first parish priest. Since the government initiated the process of acquiring the church land to construct a new runway at Bajpe airport, the improvements proposed here by the church had come to a standstill. After the acquiring the church land by the government for the extension of the international airport, a new church was constructed and blessed on the 18th of April 2005 on the 2 1/2 acres land allotted by the government. For the faithful who were on the north of the airport, a new church was constructed in Anthonykatte and was blessed on the 13th of May 2008. The present church at Anthonykatte was blessed on the 21st of December 2019. The golden jubilee of the establishment of the parish was celebrated on the 2nd of May 2024.