About Lourdes Forane Church Kottayam
Catholic Church in Kottayam
The Lourdes Forane Church in Kottayam, Kerala, is situated in the city's center across from the Kottayam Collectorate.
At a ceremony to be held here on November 23, Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Joseph Perumthottam will bless and dedicate the recently built Lourdes Forane church beneath the Syro-Malabar church in Kottayam.
With a total built-up area of 13,000 square feet, it combines Roman, Gothic, and Indian architectural styles and can accommodate 2,000 worshippers at one time. The building will have a number of characteristics, including side arches, sculptures, and paintings that depict scenes from the Bible, among other things.