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Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church · Bellwood, IL
Photos courtesy of St Thomas Syro-MalabarSyro-Malabar Catholic Church in Bellwood
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About this church
Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral is the diocesan cathedral of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago and a Bellwood parish of more than 1,200 families. The Syro-Malabar Church is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with Rome, tracing its tradition to St. Thomas the Apostle in India and worshiping in the East Syriac tradition. Holy Qurbana—the Eucharistic liturgy—is celebrated daily in Malayalam and English. Sunday Malayalam Qurbana is at 8 and 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; English Qurbana meets at 10 in the lower-level Mar Ephrem Chapel.
Weekday Malayalam Qurbana begins at 8:30 a.m., with additional evening liturgies Wednesday and Friday. English Qurbana meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday. Confession is available Monday through Saturday before and after Qurbana or by appointment. The cathedral’s South Indian heritage is expressed through Malayalam and English choirs, cultural and language programs, and numerous youth organizations. Cherupushpa Mission League gathers children and youth on first Sundays for missionary formation, service, and periodic events. Altar-server training is open from second grade through adulthood, while funeral and homebound ministries arrange prayer and Communion. Public pages do not specify service length, dress, parking, accessibility, child check-in, or Communion guidance for visitors from other churches.
Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official Mass page, Malayalam and English Sunday and weekday Qurbana and Confess · Official cathedral page, diocesan role, family count, welcome, South Indian heri · Official Syro-Malabar page, Eastern Catholic identity, St. Thomas origins, East · Official liturgical ministries page, greeters, altar servers, choirs, Eucharisti
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Ministries and visitor notes
- Confession — Monday–Saturday before and after Holy Qurbana or by appointment
Location
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217 25th Ave
Sunday School — 9:45 AM
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