• Indian Catholic Communities

Indian Catholic Communities

There are three active Catholic Indian communities within our Diocese, Tamil Speaking, a Roman Rite and a Syro-Malabar Rite.

The Syro-Malabar Rite has an Indian Catholic Mass meets regularly at their new location, 4219 Lafayette Center Dr. Chantilly, VA, 20151. Visit http://www.stjudenva.org/ for Mass times and more. The Syro-Malabar Community is led by spiritual director, Father Justin Puthussery. 

The Tamil Community celebrates Mass at St. Thomas á Beckett, on the second Sunday of every month. They recite the Rosary beginning at 3:30 p.m., Mass follows at 4:00 p.m. and a reception concludes each monthly celebration from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

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Tamil Indian Catholic Community

Meeting once a month at St. Thomas á Beckett.

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Multicultural Mass Information

Discover when and where to attend a Mass in a different language or with a specific culture. The Catholic Diocese of Arlington offers multiple, regular Masses for the following communities: Brazilian, Cameroon, Deaf Ministry, Eritrean (Ge'ez Rite), Filipino, Irish (Gaelic), Ghanaian, Indian Syro-Malabar Rite, Indian (Tamil), Korean, Sierra Leone and Vietnamese.

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