St. Martin De Porres Syro

St Martin de Porres church is located adjacent to the Aluva – Ernakulam National High way at Palarivattom, Kochi, the metro city in Kerala State. It is a Roman Catholic Church established in 1968 . It is a parish under Angamali-Ernakulam Arch Diocese and a subsidiary of Edappilly Forane church. People from all parts of Kerala who have migrated to the metro city forms the majority of members of the parish.

When the St Martin De Porres Church was first established, there were only 17 families. Tremendous growth was achieved by the Church thereafter. In 1978, when the church celebrated its 10th anniversary, the number of families increased to 123. The family units were started in the church in the year 1984 under the leadership of Rev. Fr Mathew Koyilparampil, the thenVicar. The Family units opened the way for the families which came from various places in Kerala and settled under the parish to mingle each other and share their views and thoughts. Loretto Bhavan Convent and Anjalai Sadan convent also played a very important role in the spiritual growth of the parishioners. In 1991, the number of families increased to 312 and there were six family units at that point of time. In 2007, the number of family units increased to 16 and in 2015, the number of family units increased to 21 with a total number of 675 families.