Payyappally Rev. Ouseph Kathanar
Melus heresy flourished when Chittattukara was under Varappuzha diocese. Payyappally Ouseph Kathanar was the vicar of Chittattukara in those days. It was mainly his initiative which was responsible for the filing of the case against Mar Elia John Melus in the Thekkemalayam Subordinate Court. He succeeded in obtaining a favourable judgment against the Melur bishop. He was instrumental in organizing the people against the heresy and to fight it until he won his battle. Thus he ignited the decline of the Melus heresy in Chittattukara.

Rev Fr. Thachil Kochuvarkey and Rev Fr. Vadukkutt Pathrose
After the court verdict against Melus heresy, the majority of people realized their mistakes and rejoined the church. However some people continued to stand aloof. It was in such a situation that in 1878 Boson and other Basel Mission activists from Germany landed in Chittattukara. Their activities had the indirect support of some members of the parish. When their attempts to attract more and more members to the Basel Mission intensified, the diocese deputed Rev Fr Thachil Kochuvarkey and Rev Fr Vadukkutt Pathrose to the Chittattukara church. The exemplary behavior, impressive speeches, their constant advice, and their teachings of the Word of God attracted the believers and made them stick to the right path. Thus they succeeded in rejuvenating strong Catholic belief in the parish once again. And in course of time the influence of Basel Mission waned.

Pulikkott Yakob Kathanar
After the fall of the Melus heresy, a section of the believers who had been attracted to the new ideas established a new church at Pavaratty with the permission and blessings of Melus bishop. They continued in their heresy for about five years. Then they realized their mistake and came back to the right path. The church of the erstwhile heretics functioned as a chapel under Chittattukara after that. The members of the parish from Pavaratty and Venmenadu had often expressed the desire to have their own independent parishes. After the formation of the Thrissur diocese in 1887, the vicar of Chittattukara, Pulikkott Yakob Kathanar, worked hard to see that the new parishes were approved. As a result Pavaratty parish was established in 1887 itself. The new parish had about 400 families from Pavaratty, Venmenadu, Puvvathur, and Puthumanasserry.          

Rev Fr. Jacob Arakkal
Kerala Catholic Congress is the only association of the Catholics of the three provinces of Kerala, Travancore, Kochi, and Malabar. The first branch of the association formed in Thrissur diocese was in Chittattukara parish. That was why the 17th annual convention of the association was held at Chittattukara. The vicar of the church was Rev Fr Jacob Arakkal in those days. He was the president of the organizing committee as well. The grand convention was held in the church compound on 27-29 May 1936. A lot of representatives and priests from different parts of the state participated in it. The main meeting was presided over by Rt. Rev Dr T F Roche, the bishop of Thuthukkudy. Thrissur bishop Vazhappilly Mar Francis was also present in the meeting. That great meeting has been an important event in the history of the parish.

Rev Fr Mathai Cherunilam
Rev Fr Cherunilam Mathai was a social worker, educationist, and reformer. He was also a member of the Malabar District Board. It was mainly because of his efforts that the existing school was upgraded as a Higher Elementary School in 1929. In those days a Higher Elementary School offered classes up to 8. The existing manager was removed from his position and Rev Fr Mathai took over charge as the new manager of the school that had classes from 1 to 8. He introduced fundamental changes in the running of the school. He encouraged and supported the band sets in that area and functioned as their protector. He made the parish decide that the band set of the land must be hired during celebrations and feasts. It was he who placed the huge bell brought from France in the bell tower near the eastern wall of the madbaha in 1931. He also instituted an endowment in the school.        

Rev Fr Sebastian Arakkal (senior)
Rev Fr Sebastian Arakkal (senior) had been an excellent organizer and a one who had literary talents. He was the holder of an MA degree. He took charge as the vicar in 1973. His first attempt was to upgrade the school into a high school. For that he worked hard, standing at the forefront of the attempts made by the people of Chittattukara. At last he succeeded. In 1976 the government permitted standard 8 as a branch of Enamavu High School. It was upgraded as a High school. Then he started the attempt to construct a new building for the school. He got the generous support of the people. In spite of his ill health he moved ahead channelizing the determination of the parishioners. Thus the new High School building was completed in no time. The services of him as the founder of the High School will always be remembered. As a befitting token of gratitude, the main hall of the building has been given his name        

During his tenure the strong demand for a convent at Chittattukara was expressed by everyone and he worked hard to see that it was fulfilled. In 1978, a convent belonging to the Franciscan Clarist Congregation started functioning here. It had been another important contribution of Rev Fr Sebastian Arakkal (senior). Yet another contribution was the formation of Elavally parish and its separation from Chittattukara.                 

Rev Fr. Pathrose Pazhayattil
Even though Chittattukara was a commercial centre for a long time, sufficient transport facilities were not there. The people united and submitted a memorandum to the government for a road. Although the district collector came to inspect the situation, the demand was ignored for lack of funds. That was in 1914. Rev Fr Pathrose Pazhayattil was the vicar of Chittattukara. Then the people constructed a road under the leadership of the vicar, the road from Mattam Road to Pavaratty through Chittattukara market. It is now called Chittattukara Bazaar Road. 

Rev Fr. Mathai Puthuserry
There had been a strong request for a common pond of the church for the people. The vicar Rev Fr Mathai Puthusserry was convinced about the genuineness of the demand and he felt that it was absolutely essential for the growing population. In 1895 he allotted the land of the parish called Kottarathilparambu. With the unstinted support of the people he dug a pond for the public. It is still there, and it is called ‘Palikkulam.’ It was a great help to all the people as they got a fine place to take bath.       

Rev Fr Kuriakose Thalakottukara
When Rev Fr Kurialose Thalakkottukara was the vicar of Chittattukara he wished to give more importance to the education of girls. In order to facilitate that, he started a school for girls in 1909. The new school for girls was called St Teresa’s and it offered classes from 1 to 5. A good building for the school was completed in 1910. The inauguration of the building was held in a grand manner. For a long time there were two schools, one for boys called St Sebastian’s and the other for girls called St Teresa’s.               

Rev Fr. John (Yohannan) Eduthuruthikkaran
In 1943, cholera spread through the area and a lot of people died as a result of the disease. Very soon the people became terror-stricken. The vicar in those days was Rev Fr John Eduthuruthikkaran. When he saw the predicament of the people he advised them to depend strongly on prayer. The whole parish started praying earnestly to St Sebastian for a remission from the epidemic. The prayers were lead by the vicar himself. Soon there was the remission. That incident helped the growth of the devotion to St Sebastian. In order to express their gratitude to the saint the people celebrated a special feast of St Sebastian on 6-7 January 1943. That was a memorable event in the history of the parish. It was during the tenure of Rev Fr Eduthuruthikkaran that Mar Joseph Kundukulam, the first Metropolitan of Thrissur, served Chittattukara as an assistant vicar.    

Rev Fr. George Maliakkal (M. R)
It was during the tenure of Rev Fr Maliakkal that the plans for an overall renovation of the parish were formulated. It was generally decided not to destroy the antiquity completely and so in 1957 new altars, a dome, the sacristy and the hall to the north were built after demolishing the old madbaha partly. It was because of his strong intervention that sanction was given in 1956 to celebrate holy mass at Elavally chapel.  

Rev Fr. Jacob Anthikkadan
It was during the service of Rev Fr Jacob Anthikkadan that the tall and imposing bell tower was built in 1950. He took lead in buying the Thayattparambu in 1952 and constructing a school building with the wholehearted support of the people. He demolished the L-shaped southern hall of the school making the façade of the church more visible from afar. That was a step to give a new facelift to the church. During his period the statue of Fathima Matha reached Chittattukara for public veneration on 22 December 1949. It was Rev Fr Jacob Anthikkadan who presided over all the arrangements. In order to remember that momentous occasion the church ground was renamed Fathima Maidan  

Rev Fr. James Elamkunnappuzha
The western boundary of the church compound had been a paddy field. Though the parish tried to buy it several times it didn’t materialize. When Rev Fr James Elamkunnappuzha came to Chittattukara as the vicar, he found that this field was essential for the development of the church and other related institutions and so decided to buy it at the earliest. He succeeded in buying it in 1946 from its owner. Steps were built to the west of the church and the access to the road was filled with soil so that processions from the church could go smoothly through that path. Statues of angels were placed on the pillars of the gate. The procession through the new path was that in connection with the feast of St John on 26 May 1947. The old access through the centre of the school building was closed down. It was Rev Fr Elamkunnappuzha who initiated the attempt to buy the Thayattu land. He also took the lead in building covered bathhouses for men and women I the church pond.

Rev Fr. Thomas Parekkadan
The 200th anniversary of the church was celebrated in a very grand manner. It has been the greatest celebration so far arranged in the parish. It was like a grand festival. The whole programme was masterminded by the vicar Rev Fr Thomas Parekkadan. The celebrations were on 29-31 March 1970. The participants in the main programmes were the Governor, the Cardinal, five bishops, several senior priests, ministers, MLAs, the District Collector, the Mayor, leaders of other religions and several other dignitaries and guests. In order to prepare the parishioners for the bicentenary, a ten-day Capuchin mission retreat was organized before the event, from 22 February. When the former assistant vicar of Chittattukara, Mar Joseph Kundukulam, was given a grand reception on 23 August 1970, he distributed land patta to the 18 tenants of the church. 

Rev Fr. Ookken Geevarghese
During the time of Rev Fr Ookken Geevarghese attempts were made to establish a post office at Chittattukara. The sanction was accorded in course of time and the post office started functioning on 1 July 1924. It functioned in the last room in the northern wing of the building of Rev Fr Yakob Pulikkottil. During his time a chapel was erected at Elavally

Rev Fr. Devassy Pellisserry
When Rev Fr Devassy Pellisserry was the vicar of Chittattukara he started the Chittattukara ‘Aikyananayasangham’. He was the inspiration behind it and the formulator of the main ideas of the sangham. It was this that later got transformed into the Chittattukara Service Co-operative Bank 

Rev Fr. Jacob Manjooran
Chittattukara had been a main centre of gingely oil trade in the past. Rev Fr Jacob Manjooran formed a co-operative bank for those engaged in oil extraction in 1958. That was later transformed into the present Oil Extractors Co-operative society functioning at Pavaratty. It was during his period that the cemetery was renovated.