Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
St. John's Church, originally a cathedral, was among the first public buildings erected by the East India Company after Kolkata (Calcutta) became the effective capital of British India. [1] It is located at the North-Western corner of Raj Bhavan , and served as the Anglican Cathedral of Calcutta till 1847, when the see was transferred to St ...
St. James' Church, Kolkata. St. James' Church in Entally, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, is one of Kolkata's most elegant churches. Built in 1862, [1] the twin spires of the St. James' Church dominates Kolkata's skyline. It is popularly known as Jora Girja (Bengali: জোড়া গির্জা), literally twin church, for its twin spires.
The archdiocese's cathedral, the seat of its archbishop, is the Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary, commonly called the "Portuguese Church". Calcutta also houses the oldest Catholic church in the area, the Basilica of the Holy Rosary, in Bandel - a former Portuguese settlement - some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the city of Kolkata .
Christianity in West Bengal, India, is a minority religion. According to the 2011 census of India, there were 658,618 Christians in West Bengal, or 0.72% of the population. [1] Although Mother Teresa worked in Kolkata (Calcutta), Christianity is a minority religion in Kolkata as well. West Bengal has the highest number of Bengali Christians.
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Church of North India (CNI) cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture and dedicated to Paul the Apostle. It is the seat of the Diocese of Calcutta. The cornerstone was laid in 1839; the building was completed in 1847. [1]
The Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary was founded in 1799. It is the only remaining architectural relic of Kolkata’s lesser-known Portuguese past. [ 2] Commonly called the Portuguese Church today, the cathedral, painted in a combination of vivid blue and pristine white, still holds services and is currently the seat of the Archbishop of the ...
The Lord Jesus Church, in Taltala, Kolkata (Calcutta). The Lord Jesus Church ( Bengali: Prabhu Jisur Girja) is a Catholic church located at Taltala, a locality at the centre of the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in India. Formerly a Church of Scotland Presbyterian place of worship it was handed over to the Jesuits in 1969, who made of it a centre ...
S. St. Thomas Church, Kolkata. Categories: Churches in Kolkata. Roman Catholic churches in India by city. Roman Catholic churches by city. Roman Catholic churches in West Bengal.