| St. Bartholomew's (St. Bart's) | |
|---|---|
| St. Bartholomew's Church | |
 St.Bartholomew Church | |
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| 12°18′36″N 76°39′26″E / 12.3101246°N 76.6573182°E | |
| Location | Mysore |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Church of South India |
| Tradition | Anglican |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Anglican Church[1] |
| Consecrated | 29 November 1830 (ground) |
| Architecture | |
| Style | English |
| Groundbreaking | 1830 |
| Completed | 1832 |
| Construction cost | INR 3,500 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Karnataka Southern Diocese |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt. Rev. Hemachandra Kumar |
St. Bartholomew's Church is an Anglican church, built by the Madras Government for the East India Company troops stationed in Kingdom of Mysore and is located in Lashkar Mohalla, on the Nilgiri Road, near the noisy Mysore sub-urban bus stand in Mysore City. The church grounds was consecrated on 29 November 1830 by Bishop Turner of Calcutta, (p. 327)[2] and the building was completed in 1832.[3] The church is named after Saint Bartholomew, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, and is said to have visited India in the first century AD, and preached the Christian gospel in the Kalyan, Thane and Raigad regions of present-day Maharashtra.[4][5]
The church services at the St. Bartholomew's Church are conducted in English.[6]
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