Currently, a new and larger Sacred Heart Cathedral is under construction on Annasagaram Lake Road, Dharmapuri.

[1] The history of the Dharmapuri Church dates back to the 17th century when Jesuit priests from the Mysore mission began their missionary work in the region.

Then in 1661, Leonard Senomi, a Mysore missionary, also visited Dharmapuri mentioned with the help of Solapatti preacher some people convert to Catholicism.

In 1674, St. John de Britto stayed in Dharmapuri for two days while transferring to Kolei (Kottagaipatti).

According to the Mysore missionary book, Koonur, Dharmapuri, and Kapiganati were residential places for Jesuit priests in 1674.

Zacharias, the parish priest of Kadagathur, acquired land near Netaji Road in Dharmapuri.

In terms of education services, the SMMI sisters acquired land in Vimalapuri on Thokkampatti Road in 1996 and established a convent.

[6] They started Amala Primary School near the Sacred Heart Church in 1971, which later moved behind the Government Medical College.

[7] In response to a request from Bishop Joseph Antony Irudayaraj in 2005, Salesian Fathers came to Dharmapuri and took charge of Don Bosco School in 2004.