Prior to 2018, Kommangala was part of Sacred Heart parish, Vorkady.
The Kommangala chapel situated 14 kms away from Vorkady Church dedicated to the Holy Family was started on 16th of November 1994. It's a small chapel built by the parish priest of Vorkady Fr Peter Serrao (1992 - 99) on a land of 43 cents purchased and donated to the Church by 14 families. Twice a month Sunday Mass was celebrated then and Sunday catechism was taught to the children under the guidance of the parish priest. 1.5 acres of land was added in the later years. In due course Mass was celebrated on every Sunday together with catechism classes taken by the sisters except on the first Sunday of the month.
Under the leadership of parish priest Fr Apolinaris Crasta (1999 - 2007), a new and spacious chapel was built in Kommangala and was blessed on the 9th of November 2006. In April 2015 a new cemetery was established on 46 cents of land donated by the local Christians. The decennial year of the new chapel building was celebrated on the 9th of November 2016 with colourful solemnity. From then onwards the Sunday Mass is celebrated every Sunday including the first Sunday of the month. Three wards from three different parishes are members of this chapel. Votepadpu Ward of Vorkady parish with 19 families, Chippar Ward of Vijayadka parish with 17 families and Kalai Ward of Miyapadavu parish with 8 families belong to Kommangala.
Kommangala chapel was raised to the status of Quasi Parish in 2018.
Priests who have served at Kommangala :
- Fr Francis Rodrigues (P. Adm. 2018 - 19)
- Fr Melwyn Lobo (Priest in-charge 2019 - 20)
- Fr Naveen Prakash Pinto (Priest in-charge from 2020 onwards)
Compiled by Catholic Time Staff with inputs from vorkadychurch.com
Last updated in Dec 2020.
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