The Cathedral of the Holy Name or Holy Name Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), that has the seat and is the headquarters of the Archbishop of Bombay.[1][2] The cathedral is located in the Colaba area of South Bombay, built in the Gothic Revival style that was favoured by British architects.
| Cathedral of the Holy Name | |
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 Façade of Cathedral of the Holy Name in 2020 | |
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| 18°55′24″N 72°49′50″E / 18.92335920°N 72.83066990°E | |
| Location | Colaba, Mumbai |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Cardinal Oswald Gracias |
The Holy Name Cathedral was built in 1905 as a church, but designated a cathedral in 1964.[3] It is contained within the premises of the Holy Name High School, founded in 1939.
During the Bombay plague epidemic that struck the city of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in the early 1900s, the church worked to aid the victims of plague by providing them food and shelter.[4]
Architecture
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References
edit- ^ "God has now started working from home". mid-day. 5 April 2020.
- ^ Eyewitness, D. K. (3 October 2019). DK Eyewitness Top 10 Mumbai. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9780241430460 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Look Up Mumbai: exhibition invites public to experience city's architecture lying down". The Guardian. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Insider's guide to... Memorial sites of the 1896 plague". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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