Mar Thoma Sleeha SyroMalabar Catholic Cathedral [Syro-Malabar]
5000 Saint Charles Road, Bellwood, Illinois, 60104History & Significance
Cathedral · Est. Dedicated July 5, 2008
Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral in Bellwood, Illinois, is the cathedral church of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago, an Eastern Catholic jurisdiction erected by Pope John Paul II in 2001. The cathedral was dedicated on July 5, 2008, by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil, and a grotto on its grounds was later dedicated in October 2011 by Major Archbishop George Alencherry. It serves the Syro-Malabar Catholic community of the Saint Thomas Christian tradition, with Masses celebrated in English and Malayalam.
Modern cathedral with stained glass windows and a Marian shrine; designed by Jaeger, Nickola & Associates.
- •Seat (cathedral) of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
- •Dedicated July 5, 2008, by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil
- •Serves the Eastern Catholic Syro-Malabar Church (Saint Thomas Christian tradition)
- •Grotto/Marian shrine dedicated October 2011 by Major Archbishop George Alencherry
- •Masses offered in English and Malayalam
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