Cathedral of the Holy Name, Mumbai

Cathedral of the Holy Name
Façade of Cathedral of the Holy Name in 2020
Map
18°55′24″N 72°49′50″E / 18.92335920°N 72.83066990°E / 18.92335920; 72.83066990
LocationColaba, Mumbai
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.cathedraloftheholyname.in
History
StatusCathedral
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Clergy
ArchbishopCardinal Oswald Gracias

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.

Old postcard of the wood-house road, Bombay, with the Cathedral of the Holy Name.

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]

  1. ^ "God has now started working from home". mid-day. 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Eyewitness, D. K. (3 October 2019). DK Eyewitness Top 10 Mumbai. Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISBN 9780241430460 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.