Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission of Arizona was established to preserve the faith and liturgical tradition of the Syro-Malabar Catholics living in the Arizona The Mission, part of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic diocese of Chicago, was officially established in 2006.
For a couple of decades, the Kerala Catholics in Arizona, Phoenix area have been celebrating Holy Masses in Malayalam in the Syro-Malabar Rite every week. After the erection of the St. Thomas Syro-Malabar diocese in 2001, this Mission was established by the diocese to fulfill the need of the faithful for a full service parish that can meet all their spiritual needs as well as preserve and perpetuate the faith, traditions and culture for the coming generations.