Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, B Pallipatti
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church is catholic parish church in B. Pallipatti village near Bommidi in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. This church is famous for its Jesus life story open theater drama performed every year. Also this is one of the oldest parish in Dharamapuri Diocese. History. In the records, before 1750 Catholics lived in this village, probably because of missionaries from Mysore. As Salem diocese was separated from Kumbakonam diocese in 1930, Pallipatti became a parish and Fr. Charles Devin became the first parish priest. During his period , around 102 catholic families were lived around this village. Education. Founded by Fr. Charles Devin in 1932, St. Mary Primary School was converted into a middle school in 1952 and a high school in 1992. Due to insufficient space, a new school was built opposite the church under the name Mount Carmel High School. In 2008, the school became Mount Carmel High Secondary School. In 2003, SMMI sisters opened an English Medium School in Lourdepuram near B.Pallipatti. In 2005, they built a convent next to the school and started a medical clinic for the villagers. Our Lady of Mount Carmel