In the year 2005, we purchased a site consisting of 26 acres of land and a rather spacious house from a private family. The house is in the north of Kerala, some 450 kilometers away from Kappadu within the parish of Karivedakam in the Archdiocese of Thalasserry. The house has a variety of agricultural income: rubber, coconuts, aracanuts, pepper, and cashew nuts. Not only the community makes enough money for their own ordinary expenses, they are also in a position to make some annual contribution to Kappadu. In the year we completed the construction of a small monastery, with a small chapel, a dormitory for 12 students, a study hall, a few rooms for monks etc.

At present, there are two monks there: Fr. Biju Kuzhivelil and Fr. Albin parekattil. Fr. Biju  is the superior and the one incharge of the estate, Fr. Albin is incharge of the accounts.

Postal Address:

St. John’s Benedictine Monastery

Karuvedakam P.O, Chengala

Kasargod District, Kerala, 671 541.

Contact:

Tel: 0499 4201352

Fr. Biju Kuzhivelil: +91 9846265538

Fr. Albin parekattil: +91 6238068472