Parish

Madre de Deus Vettucaud in Trivandrum was erected as a parish in the year 1890 under the Cochin diocese. The Diocese of Trivandrum came to existence in 1 July 1937 through the Papal Bull In Ora Malabarica by bifurcating the Diocese of Quilon. In 1955, the Padroado parishes in the coastal strip from Pallithura to Eraimanthura were amalgamated into the Diocese of Trivandrum and Vettucaud parish also became a part of the diocese.

The dominant caste in the parish in the past was Mukkuva, who were engaged in the traditional modes of fishing, who now turns to other jobs in and aboard. Madre de Deus Vettucaud parish is located in Trivandrum or Thiruvananthapuram, which is the capital of Kerala, a state in India. The neighboring parishes are St. Sebastian’s Cheruvettukad and St. Peter’s Kannanthura on the South and Kochuveli St. Joseph on the North. The west of the parish is the Arabian sea and the East boundary in the Parvathy Puthenaar or the Chackai Canal.

Vettucaud Church is 3.5 kms away from the Trivandrum Domestic Airport and 7.5 km away from the Trivandrum Railway Station. The nearby local railway station is Kochuveli. The parish has 42 Basic Christian Communicates (BCCs) classified under 10 wards.