Brief History: Alwarpet formed a part of the parish of St. Antony's Coonoor. It was bifurcated and canonically erected a new parish on the feast of Pentecost, 2nd June 1963. The first parish priest of St. Joseph's Parish was Most Rev. Dr. Aruldas James, the Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore.
| Address | : | St. Joseph's Church, Alwarpet, Coonoor - 643 101, The Nilgiris. |
| Telephone | : | 0423 -2231320 |
| Established | : | 1963 |
| Catholics | : | 4,600 |
| Religious | : | 1. St. Joseph of Tarbes 2. Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Mary 3 .Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph |
| Educational | : | 1 .Providence College 2 .St. Joseph's Matriculation High School |
| Social | : | Typewriting and Tailoring Institute |
Sub Stations
Attadi, Gurrency Estate, Singara Estate, Kil Singara, Bandishola, Kodamalai
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| Attadi – Our Lady of Fatima Church | Ghanthigramam |
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| Kodamalai | Gurrency Estate |
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| Singara Estate | |
