Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception de Pondichéry, Tamil: தூய அமலோற்பவ அன்னை பேராலயம்) is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry. The church is also known as Samba Kovil[1] (Tamil: சம்பா கோயில்), which is a phonetic corruption of "Saint Paul's Kovil" where "Kovil" means church.
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry | |
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11.93299°N 79.83055°E / 11.93299; 79.83055 | |
Location | Pondicherry, Puducherry |
Country | India |
Denomination | Catholic |
History | |
Former name(s) | St. Paul's Church |
Authorising papal bull | 1692 |
Status | Cathedral and Parish church |
Founder(s) | Jesuits |
Dedication | Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary |
Consecrated | 1791 |
Past bishop(s) | Msgr. Michael Augustine |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Herrerian |
Groundbreaking | 1699 |
Completed | 1791 |
Demolished | Three time in the years:
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Administration | |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
Parish | Cathedral Parish |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Msgr. Francis Kalist |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Alphonse Sandanam |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. Fr. Arulpushparaja |
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