St. Andrews Church | |
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19°3′18″N 72°49′28″E / 19.05500°N 72.82444°E | |
Location | 115, Hill Road, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050. |
Country | IND |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://standrewchurch.in/ |
History | |
Status | Roman Catholic Church |
Founded | 1575 |
Founder(s) | Society of Jesus |
Dedicated | 1616[1] |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Urban Heritage Award[2] |
Designated | 2002 |
Architect(s) | Rev. F. Manuel Gomes[3] |
Architectural type | Portuguese-style façade |
Construction cost | ₹45,354 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Archdiocese of Bombay |
Deanery | Bandra Deanery |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | H.E.Oswald Cardinal Gracias |
Priest(s) | Fr. Clarence J Fonseca (Parish Priest) Fr. Clifford D'souza Fr. Bosco Remedios Fr. Magi Murzello |
St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai. It was originally built by Portuguese Jesuits in 1575. It stands on the sea-shore of the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, and was the only church there till the first quarter of the 17th century.