A Brief History
Kamaraj Nagar was made a sub-station of Avadi in 1962 by Fr. Philip Manathra. Later, Rev. Fr. Joseph
Thyparampil, who was then the Director of Evangelization in Poonamallee built a small Chapel and called it
Annunciation Chapel. The present church was built by Fr. Joseph Kottur in 1974. In 1982 Archbishop
of Madras-Mylapore, Dr. R. Arulappa erected it as a Parish Church.