Church of Our Lady of Hope (Cochin Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança) is a Latin Church parish in the Diocese of Cochin. It is located at Fort Vypin in the island of Vypeen, the point where the Vembanad Lake merges with the Arabian Sea, with Fort Cochin on the other side.
| Church of Our Lady of Hope, Vypeen | |
|---|---|
| Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Esperança, Vaipim (Portuguese) | |
| Eccleasia de domina spei, Vypeen (Latin) | |
 Front of the church | |
  Church of Our Lady of Hope, Vypeen | |
| 9°58′25″N 76°14′34″E / 9.9737°N 76.2429°E | |
| Location | Fort Vypin, Vypin, Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Denomination | Latin Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Capela de Nossa Senhora da Esperança |
| Founded | 1605 AD |
| Dedication | Virgin Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic |
| Administration | |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cochin |
| Parish | Our Lady of Hope Parish |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Joseph Kariyil |
| Priest(s) | Francis Pooppady |
| Assistant priest(s) | Paul Yesudas Palliparambil[1] |
The church, with an area of 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi), occupies the southern end of Vypeen Island. Ministering to Latin Catholics of Malabar, its liturgies are according to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. The patron of the church is Our Lady of Hope a form in which Virgin mary is venerated as the patron of fishermen and navigators. The emblem of church is an anchor. It is one of the oldest churches in Kochi, built by the Portuguese in 1605 A.D. It is part of the Diocese of Cochin.
Brief History edit
Established in the year 1605, the church of Our Lady of Hope, had the fortune to celebrate her quadric-centennial celebrations in the year 2005. The parish has about 455 families and more than 2,100 parishioners. The faithful are grouped into 15 Family Units. The church has the fortune to celebrate several feasts every year. With the ideal supervision and active participation of the parochial shepherds and encouraging and inspiring presence of the Congregation of the Canossian Sisters of Charity, the church of Our Lady of Hope is moving ahead.
See also edit
- Archdiocese of Goa
- Christianity in India
- Roman Catholicism in India
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured_view)-Episcopal Conference of India
References edit
- ^ "OUR LADY OF HOPE CHURCH (Estd. 1605) | Diocese". www.dioceseofcochin.org. Retrieved 20 January 2024.