List of churches in Mumbai
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This is a list of Cathedrals, Churches and Basilica in Mumbai, The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.
Church name | Location | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Notes |
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Cathedral of the Holy Name | Colaba | -- | 1902 | Roman Catholic | Church is the seat of the Roman catholic Archbishop of Bombay and headquarters of the Archdiocese of Bombay |
Triumphant Bible Church[1] | Mumbai | - | 1998 | Believers' Church | |
Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Wadala | Wadala | Mother Mary | 1937 | Roman Catholic | Church is primarily set for local East Indian people |
Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel | Kalbadevi | Mother Mary | 1812 | Roman Catholic | It was originally built by the Portuguese in 1794, |
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra | Bandra | Mother Mary | 1894 | Roman Catholic | It was built in 1894 by Jesuit Missionaries |
Gloria Church | Byculla | Mother Mary | 1913 | Roman Catholic | on one of the oldest Roman Catholic church in Mumbai; its predecessor was built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632 |
Holy Cross Church, Kurla | Kurla | -- | 1913 | Roman Catholic | It was built during the Portuguese era by the Jesuits in 1588 and rebuilt in 1848. It is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai |
Mount Mary Church, Bandra | Bandra | Mother Mary | 1913 | Roman Catholic | More commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica draws lakhs of devotees and pilgrims annually |
Our Lady of Egypt Church | Kalina | Mother Mary | 1606 | Roman Catholic | church was founded in 1606 and celebrated its 400th anniversary in mid-2006 |
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel & Shrine of St. Anthony, Sion | Sion | Mother Mary | 1596 | Roman Catholic | is one of the oldest churches built by the Portuguese Franciscans. initially known in Portuguese, Nossa Senhora de Bom Concelho, |
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur | Borivali | Mother Mary | 1547 | Roman Catholic | Built in 1544, ten years after the Bombay-Baçaim coastal tracts were ceded by the Sultan of Cambay, Bahadur Shah, to Portugal by the Treaty of Baçaim |
The Church of Our Lady of Salvation - Dadar | Dadar | Mother Mary | 1596 | Roman Catholic | Popularly referred to as Portuguese Church, is one of the oldest church was originally built in 1596 by the Portuguese Franciscans who called it Nossa Senhora da Salvação. The present structure, constructed between 1974 and 1977 |
Sacred Heart Church, Santacruz | Santacruz | -- | 1936 | Roman Catholic | The church, founded in 1936, is a Grade III heritage structure |
St. Andrew's Church | Bandra | St. Andrew | 1575 | Roman Catholic | is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai, Originally built by the Portuguese Jesuits in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra and was the only church there till the first quarter of the 17th century. |
St. John the Baptist Church | Marol | St. John | 1579 | Roman Catholic | St. John the Baptist Church is an abandoned and ruined church presently located within the SEEPZ Industrial Area, The church was abandoned in 1840 after an epidemic hit the village. |
St. Joseph's Church, Juhu | Juhu | St. Joseph | 1853 | Roman Catholic | -- |
St. Michael's Church | Mahim | Michael (archangel) | 1973 | Roman Catholic | The church was originally built by the Portuguese in 1534. Initially known as San Miguel, it is the oldest Portuguese Franciscan church in Mumbai. It was rebuilt a number of times; the present structure dating to 1973. |
The Church of St. John the Evangelist | Navy Nagar | St. Joseph | 1865 | Protestant Churches | Better known as the Afghan Church, built by the British to commemorate the dead of the First Afghan War and the disastrous 1842 retreat from Kabul. also record casualties from the Second Anglo-Afghan War. |
St. Thomas Cathedral | Navy Nagar | Thomas the Apostle | 1718 | Protestant Churches | is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Mumbai of the Church of North India. |
All Saints' Church, Malabar Hill | Malabar Hill | -- | 1881 | Church of North India/Anglican | Originally built to provide a closer alternative to the congregation that had to travel to St. Thomas Cathedral in Fort. |
Ambroli Church | Girgaon | -- | 1832 | Church of North India | |
Emmanuel Church, Mumbai | Grant Road | -- | 1869 | Church of North India | |
Church of St Andrew and St Columba | Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai | -- | 1819 | Church of Scotland | |
Messiah Assemblies of God | Navi Mumbai, Old Panvel , Navi Mumbai | -- | 2015 | AG Assemblies of God |