Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel

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Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel
Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel
18°56′57″N72°50′26″E / 18.949126°N 72.840557°E / 18.949126; 72.840557 Coordinates: 18°56′57″N72°50′26″E / 18.949126°N 72.840557°E / 18.949126; 72.840557
Location Cavel, Mumbai
Country India
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish Church
Founded1794;228 years ago (1794)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Bombay
Clergy
Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias

The Church of Our Lady of Health, Cavel is a Roman Catholic church under the Archdiocese of Bombay. It was built by the Portuguese in 1794, [1] [2] when it was a chapel under the Padroado jurisdiction.

History

When the old chapel began to decay, a new Church was built in 1812 and was remodelled in 1971. There is a beautiful grotto with the statue of the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, in front of the church. [3]

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