Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral | |
Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Coordinates: | 41.888°N -87.894°W |
Location: | 5000 St. Charles Rd. Bellwood, Illinois |
Country: | United States |
Denomination: | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Dedicated Date: | July 5, 2008 |
Architect: | Jaeger, Nickola & Associates |
Completed Date: | 2008 |
Capacity: | 1,165[1] |
Diocese: | St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago |
Bishop: | Joy Alappatt |
Vicar: | Thomas Kadukappillil |
Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral is a Syro-Malabar Catholic cathedral located in Bellwood, Illinois, United States. It is the seat for the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Chicago.[2] The church was dedicated on July 5, 2008, by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithaythil. The grotto on the cathedral grounds was dedicated by Major Archbishop George Alencherry in October 2011.[3]