The Cathedral of San Francisco de Sales de Nagpur
Nagpur Cathedral, in the geographical centre of India, is dedicated to San Francisco de Sales. The mission was established by French missionaries in 1867; the temple, of French neo-Gothic style and three ships, was blessed on October 25, 1886 and received the rank of cathedral in 1887, when the diocese was erected.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The mission was born in 1867; the first stone of the temple was placed in 1880 and was solemnly blessed on October 25, 1886.
- Its French neo-Gothic design is due to Bishop Tissot; the interior has a replica of Leonardo's "The Last Supper" and a bell of 1897.
- It is the largest church in the city and attracts faithful of all religions, especially at their patron party and at Christmas.
- The chapel of the Most Holy remains always accessible, with daily masses in English and Hindi; today it is a metropolitan cathedral of the Archdiocese of Nagpur.
Nagpur Cathedral (San Francisco de Sales)
The mother church of Catholicism in central India since 1887 and the point of interreligious meeting of the city, Nagpur Cathedral congregates the Catholics of Vidarbha under the patronage of the holy doctor of sweetness.
"St. Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for the Catholics of Nagpur.
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