ST. PAUL KNANAYA CATHOLIC MISSION, MINNESOTA

Holy Mass offered at St. Boniface Catholic Church
629 2^nd Street, NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413-1905

Mission Director: Fr. Abraham Mutholath
3935 N Melvina Ave., Chicago IL 60634
773-412-6254 mutholath2000@gmail.com

Director in Charge: Fr. Biju Pattasseril
651-399-5928 / frbijm@gmail.com

MASS SCHEDULE
Once a month.

HISTORY

At the request of the Vicar General Fr. Abraham Mutholath, the Knanaya Catholic Congress of Minnesota (KCCM) organized a general body meeting to discuss on the relevance of establishing a Knanaya Catholic Mission under the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. After the discussion, the members expressed their willingness to have a mission and selected St. Paul, the patron saint of the city as the patron saint of the mission.

Mar Jacob Angadiath established the mission on October 18, 2009 with Rev. Fr. Abraham Mutholath as the mission director. Fr. Mutholath sought the help of Fr. Biju Mathew Pattasseril to take of the pastoral needs of the mission since Fr. Mutholath lives in Chicago and Fr. Biju is parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Boniface in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Vicar General Fr. Abraham Mutholath inaugurated the mission on October 18, 2009 after a Holy Mass. Fr. Jose Tharackal and many people from Chicago also took part in the function. Syro-Malabar Holy Mass is offered in the Church of Saint Boniface once a month.

TIMELINE

2009 October 18: Inauguration of the mission.

DIRECTORS

Fr. Abraham Mutholath (2009 October 8 – )

Fr. Biju Mathew Pattasseril (2009 October 8 – )

MISSION DIRECTORS

Fr. Abraham Mutholath (First Mission Director), Fr. Biju Pattasseril (Director in charge)