St.Mary’s Cathedral, 12 A Convent Road, Melapudur, Trichy – 620 001,Tamil Nadu India.As one of the oldest churches in Tamil Nadu and the “Mother Church” of five dioceses that split off from its jurisdiction during the 170 years of its existence, St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, is known as “Mother of Good Health” or “Arogia Matha” locally. Fr. Louis Carnier, a Jesuit missionary, constructed the church itself.
Fr. Louis Carnier, a Jesuit missionary, constructed the actual church. In a solemn ceremony, Bishop Bernard Clement of Pondicherry dedicated the Church on June 29, 1841, the feast day of the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul, as the morning sun rose in the east in all its dazzling beauty.