St Thomas Misson, Bendigo

In 2008, five families from Kerala arrived in Bendigo to work at the Bendigo Base Hospital; the Malayalee community has started to flourish since this time. The community members felt the need to sustain their religious faith and traditions they imbibed so that the future generation could grow as a faithful community. In 2011, the Department of Catechism was formed with 12 students.
In 2014, after the formation of St. Thomas Eparchy Melbourne, St. Thomas Syro Malabar Mission came into existence with Fr. Antony Pedickattukunnel MST, as the first chaplain.
In 2025, we have 121 families registered with the mission, divided into five wards based on locationFormer Priests
2008 to 2011: Fr Joseph Pothanparambil
2011 to 2016: Fr Antony Pedickattukunnel MST
2017 to 2019: Fr Sebastian Mandapathil
2019 to 2022: Fr Varghese Vithayathil MST
2022 to 2024: Fr Joseph Kunnackattu
2024: Fr Saji Thomas MST