St. Therese of Infant Jesus Church, Kandanvilai
St. Therese of Child Jesus Church, Kandanvilai (Estd. 1924) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1924 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Website | |
| http://www.thereseofkandanvilai.info | |
The St. Therese of Child Jesus Church, Kandanvilai is the first church which is dedicated to St. Therese after her beatification and blessed on 7 April 1924. Kandanvilai is a village in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is on the Nagercoil–Monday Nager Highway, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Nagercoil. The nearest railway station is Erainel, and the nearest airport is Trivandrum. Kandanvilai Church has three substations; Eraniel, Chithanthopue and Pandaravilai.