About Parish

Ilayarasanendal Parish is one of the age-old parishes in the diocese of Palayamkottai. It was substation of Kalugumalai parish till the year 1929. It was created a new parish in October 1930. Rev. Fr. L. Keller S.J. was its first Parish Priest. He was a missionary par excellence. So to say he traveled by bullock-cart to cater the spiritual needs in the newly converted people of this village. Due to conversion, catholic has to face a lot of opposition from other religion. People withstood all the persecution and suffering. Fr. Soosaimanikam worked hard to enkindle the faith among the people and made them to preserve in Christianity amidst trials and tribulations. As a parish priest for fourteen year he has done Marvelous works both in spiritual and temporal field. His successors followed his way and work with great zeal to improve the life of the people.