The four oldest churches of the Diocese — and the churches of all eight councils.
The four oldest churches
Churches of the eight District Church Councils, in the photographs the Diocese has sent: their names, their places and their councils. Choose one to see its photographs; their histories are still being gathered.
All Saints' Church
Puthur, Tiruchirappalli
St. John's Cathedral
Cantonment, Tiruchirappalli
Christ Church
Fort, Tiruchirappalli
Christ Church (Schwartz Church, 1779)
Thanjavur
St. Peter's Church
Thanjavur
St. Peter's Church
Nagapattinam
Wesley Church
Mannargudi
CSI St. John's Church
Irungalur
Henry Little Memorial Church
Karur
Ellis Memorial Church
Dharapuram
Immanuel Church
Udumalpet
Holy Trinity Church
Valparai
Fort, Tiruchirappalli
Built by the missionary Christian Friedrich Schwartz near the Rock Fort, on land given by the Nawab of the Carnatic; its vestry held the school that became St. John’s Vestry School.
The foundation was laid in 1765, and on 18 May 1766, the church was consecrated on the Feast of Pentecost and named Christ Church.
From the History · a church, a school, a people
Cantonment, Tiruchirappalli
The church of the Cantonment, where the Vestry School moved in 1812. Bishop Reginald Heber, who died in Tiruchirappalli in 1826, is buried beside its altar.
Puthur, Tiruchirappalli
Dedicated on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 1891, in the time of the Rev. Joseph Light Wyatt and Mrs. Isabella Wyatt, daughter of Bishop Robert Caldwell.
Karur
Named for Henry Little, the Wesleyan missionary who came to Karur in 1874 and cared for the orphans of the great famine; built in brick, its foundation stone laid by Mrs. Little.
