Mar Thoma Shleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral (Bellwood, Illinois)

Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral
41°53′16.66″N 87°53′38.53″W / 41.8879611°N 87.8940361°W / 41.8879611; -87.8940361
Location 5000 St. Charles Rd.
Bellwood, Illinois
Country United States
Denomination Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Website smchicago.org
History
Dedicated July 5, 2008
Architecture
Architect(s) Jaeger, Nickola & Associates
Completed 2008
Specifications
Capacity 1,165[1]
Administration
Diocese St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago
Clergy
Bishop(s) Most Rev. Jacob Angadiath
Vicar(s) Rev. Augustin Palakaparambil

Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral is a Syro-Malabar Catholic cathedral located in Bellwood, Illinois, United States. It is the seat for the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago.[2] The church was dedicated on July 5, 2008 by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithaythil. The grotto on the cathedral grounds was dedicated by Mar George Alencherry in October 2011.[3]

References

  1. "Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral Church". George Sollitt Construction Company. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. "Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral Church". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. "Mar Thoma Shleeha". Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

External Links

Official Cathedral Site


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