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Bela Church (Our Lady of Sorrows Church)

Gothic Revival Catholic church of 1890 north of Kasaragod, the oldest church in the district

Photo: Vijayanrajapuram · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

Bela Church, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, is a Catholic parish church in Kasaragod district, about 15 km north of Kasaragod town and 50 km from Mangalore. Built in 1890, it is the oldest church in the district.

The building follows the Gothic Revival style, and the parish comes under the Diocese of Mangalore. It has recently marked its centenary and been renovated. In 2021 Fr Stany Pereira took charge as the tenth parish priest in the church's history.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Bela Church (Our Lady of Sorrows Church): its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.