St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Arakuzha

Marth Maryam Forane Church, Arakuzha

Basic information
Location	Arakuzha, Muvattupuzha
Affiliation	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Province	Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Kothamangalam
Country	India
Leadership	Major Archbishop
Website	arakuzhachurch.org
Direction of façade	West

Marth Mariam Forane Church is a Syro-Malabar church in Arakuzha village, 6 km from Muvattupuzha, India. The village has a large population of Nasrani Christians. These Nasrani Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1500 years of recorded history. The church is currently under the jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam. Servant of God Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly has served as the parish priest between 1920 and 1922.

It was Rathappallimuthi who erected the Marth Mariam Forane Church at Aarakzha. The church was pulled apart and rebuilt several times.

Bishop Mar Gregory Karotemprel and Fr. Palakkappilly at Marth Mariam Church, Arakuzha.

Mar George Madathikandathil, bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Kothamangalam and former vicar of Arakuzha church