St. Mary Magdlene Church - Mandapeta

Name of the Church	St. Mary Magdlene Church
Patron	St. Mary Magdlene
Catholic Population	3000
Catechists	8
Sub-stations	Edida PP, Edida KP, Pulla, Davireddipalli, Madiki, Tapeswaram, Ippanapadu, Palthodu, Ar thamuru, Chelluru, Pasalapudi, Venturu, Kurakallapalli, Kapileswarapuram, Sandipudi, Pedapalla, Volluru, Nelturu.
Address	Catholic Church Mandapeta - 533 308 East Godavari Dist.
Phone No.	08855 - 234732
Mass Timings	--
Brief History	The history of Mandapeta embraces the greatest personality in the person of Fr. Mathai Mathew Mappilakunnel who is well known as the modern intrepid apostle of East Godavari. It was he who initially laid the foundation. He extended his work far and wide from Yanam in 1958. Owing to his sincere and enthusiastic efforts a few Kamma people were baptized. He bought a house in Mandapeta in 1959 and began to stay there occasionally. Fr. John Kurandiarkunnel who was appointed as an assistant became the resident priest at Mandapeta Many more villages embraced Christianity during Fr. George Nellikunnel’s time. The new church and presbytery were built at Mandapeta in 1976.
Institutions in the Parish	St. Ann’s Eng. Medium School St. Ann’s Hospital, Kapileswarapuram
Convents in the Parish	St. Ann’s Convent, Mandapeta St. Ann’s Convent, Kapileswarapuram
Priests who served in the Parish	Rev. Fr. Mathai Mappilakunnel msfs Rev. Fr. John Kurandiarkunnel msfs Rev. Fr. George Nellikunnel msfs Rev. Fr. Varghese Elanjipuram msfs Rev. Fr. Stephen Nadakuzhackal Rev. Fr. Kurian Cheriankalayil msfs Rev. Fr. Varghese Chaparath Rev. Fr. Sargadam Balashouri