VELLORE CENTRAL COUNCIL
| 1. Date of Establishment | September 22, 1995 |
| 2. Date of Institution | November 25, 2003 |
| 3. Name of President | Bro. A. Periyanayagam |
| 4. Address of the President |
64, Fort Inside Street, Vandavasi - 604 408. Thiruvannamalai Dist. |
| 5. Tel. No. of the President with city code | 91-04183- 227144 |
| 6. Brief History of the Central Council : | |
Our fraternal greetings from Vellore. Please find given here below some of the highlights of Vellore town and the diocese.
Vellore is the headquarters for the Vellore District of Tamilnadu, in South India and headquarters for Diocese.
The famous Christian Medical College and Hospital is at Vellore.
Now, regarding
the Diocese, earlier to 1970 there were only three conferences that functioned.
This was mainly because people
did not know much about St. Vincent De Paul and the Society. Brother Thangaraju,
after he took charge as the National
Vice-president of India, evinced keen interest in the works of Vellore Diocese.
On 11.11.1985 with 11 conferences the Vellore
Particular Council was formed. After a few years, 13 more conferences were
assembled and with the newly formed
conferences, the Thiruvannamalai Particular Council was established in the year
1990. Later on, in the year 1992 the third
Particular Council was constituted at Chetpet with 10 conferences in it.
Thus, with 34 conferences, on 10.12.1995 the Vellore
Central Council was born. This was possible once again due to the efforts
and concern of Bro. Thangaraju, our Former National
President and Bro. Joseph Pandian, the Present National President, in consultation
and under the able guidance of His
Excellency Most Rev. Dr. A. M. Chinnappa, Bishop of Vellore, who performed the inaugural
rites of Vellore Central Council.
Between the years 1995-2000, we have formed 18 more conferences and as on date, we have a total of 51 conferences of St. Vincent De Paul in 72 Parishes under Vellore Diocese.
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Names of the Past Presidents of the CC and years of office:
Bro. A. Anthony
Kempuraj 5 years