Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro-Malabar Catholic Cathedral (Bellwood, Illinois)
Appearance
Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral | |
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41°53′16.66″N 87°53′38.53″W / 41.8879611°N 87.8940361°W | |
Location | 5000 St. Charles Rd. Bellwood, Illinois |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Website | smchicago |
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) | Joy Alappatt |
Vicar(s) | Thomas Kadukappillil |
Mar Thoma Sleeha 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 Major Archbishop George Alencherry in October 2011.[3]
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Interior
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Stained glass windows
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Cathedra
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Marian shrine
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral Church". George Sollitt Construction Company. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral Church". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Mar Thoma Shleeha". Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
External links
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- Roman Catholic churches completed in 2008
- Indian-American culture in Illinois
- Churches in Cook County, Illinois
- Eastern Catholic cathedrals in Illinois
- 21st-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Syro-Malabar Catholic cathedrals
- 2008 establishments in Illinois
- Buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois
- Indian-American culture
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