Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Borivali (West) has been a Roman Catholic Parish from 1547 to 1739 and again from 1912 onwards.
| 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 | |
| Location | Borivali, Mumbai |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official Website |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Founded | 1547 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Archdiosese of Bombay |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Oswald Cardinal Gracias |
| Priest in charge | Fr. Harry Vaz |
| Priest(s) | Fr Harry Vaz,Fr Robin Kinny, Fr Joel Pinto, Fr Oniel Rodrigues and Fr Jothi Gnana |
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.[2]
References
Citations
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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