Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur

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Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali
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Altar of the Church
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19°14′40″N 72°51′11″E / 19.24444°N 72.85306°E / 19.24444; 72.85306Coordinates: 19°14′40″N 72°51′11″E / 19.24444°N 72.85306°E / 19.24444; 72.85306
LocationBorivali, Mumbai
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteOfficial Website
History
Former name(s)Nossa Senhora da Piedade
StatusParish Church
Founded1547; 474 years ago (1547)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiosese of Bombay
Clergy
ArchbishopOswald Cardinal Gracias
Priest in chargeFr. Harry Vaz
Priest(s)Fr Harry Vaz,Fr Robin Kinny, Fr Joel Pinto, Fr Oniel Rodrigues and Fr Jothi Gnana

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali (West) has been a Roman Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards.[citation needed]

History[]

According to tradition, the intrepid Franciscan missionary, Padre Antonio do Porto was the founder of this church 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.[1] Fr. Meersman however holds that although Porto was its founder, the foundation could only have taken place shortly after his arrival in these parts in 1547. The church was rebuilt in 1912 and has grown to be one of the largest parishes in Mumbai.[2]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Hull (S.J.), Fr. Ernest (1929). Bombay Mission History: With A Special Study of the Padroado Question. I. Examiners' Press, Bombay. p. 10.
  2. ^ Meersman (O.F.M), Fr. Achilles (1957). The Franciscans in Bombay. St. Anthony's Friary, Bangalore.

Books[]

  • Ratus, Frs. Leslie J.; Rosario, Errol (1982). 1982 Directory of the Archdiocese of Bombay. Seminary of Pope St. Pius X, Bombay.
  • School Diary. St. Francis of Assisi School, Mount Poinsur. 2003.
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