Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
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सेक्रेड हार्ट कैथेड्रल | |
Location | New Delhi |
Country | India |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | sacredheartcathedraldelhi.org |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Henry Medd |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Anil Joseph Thomas Couto |
Priest(s) | Fr. Francis Swaminathan.[1] |
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28°37′43″N 77°12′24″E / 28.628699°N 77.206651°E The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic cathedral belonging to the Latin Rite and one of the oldest church buildings in New Delhi, India. Together with St. Columba's School, and the Convent of Jesus and Mary school, it occupies a total area of approximately 14 acres near the south end of Bhai Vir Singh Marg Road in Connaught Place.[2]
Construction began in 1930, financed by the colonial officers of the British Empire.[3]