St. Thomas Church, Kolkata

St. Thomas Church
St Thomas Church
22°33′01″N88°21′08″E / 22.550198°N 88.352224°E / 22.550198; 88.352224
Location	Park Street, Kolkata
Country	India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Membership	4000 [1]
Website	www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in
History
Founded	1842;183 years ago (1842)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Groundbreaking	1841
Completed	5 May 1842
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Administration
Province	Archdiocese of Calcutta
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Calcutta
Clergy
Archbishop	Thomas D’Souza

St. Thomas's Church is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite church in Kolkata, India. It is one of the colonial style buildings of the city. It is located in Middleton Row, Park Street. Mother Teresa lay in state in this church for one week prior to her funeral, in September 1997.

History

On 11 September 1841, Mgr. Carew laid the foundation stone of St. Thomas' Church. It was Blessed on 5 May 1842, Ascension day, and officially opened to the public on 8 September 1842. It is the second parish established by Mgr. Carew in the City of Kolkata in 1844. ^[1]

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  St. Thomas Church
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References

1. "KOLKATA DEANERY: parishes". Calcutta Archdiocese. Retrieved 5 May 2019.