St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala
St. Stanislaus Forane Church is an active Syro-Malabar church located in Mala, Thrissur district, in Kerala, India.
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| St. Stanislaus Forane Church, Mala | |
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| Location | Mala |
| Country |  India |
| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic |
| Website | stanislausforanechurchmala |
| History | |
| Status | Forane |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| District | Thrissur |
| Archdiocese | Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thrissur (Syro-Malabar) |
| Diocese | Irinjalakuda Diocese |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Mar Pauly Kannookadan |
| Vicar(s) | Fr John Paramman |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Jinto, Fr Christy |
History
The church is reputed to be the only church in Asia which has as its patron St Stanislaus Kostka (28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568), a Polish saint and was built in 1840. The land for this church was donated by well known person from thettayil kadicheeni family as a respect his body is buried inside the church.
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