Our Lady of Egypt Church

Church of Our Lady of Egypt
19°4′42″N 72°52′9″E / 19.07833°N 72.86917°E / 19.07833; 72.86917Coordinates: 19°4′42″N 72°52′9″E / 19.07833°N 72.86917°E / 19.07833; 72.86917
Location	Kalina, Mumbai
Country	India
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Founded	1606
Architecture
Status	Parish Church
Functional status	Active
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Bombay
Clergy
Archbishop	Oswald Gracias

Our Lady of Egypt is a Roman Catholic church in Kalina, Mumbai under the Archdiocese of Bombay. The church was founded in 1606 and celebrated its 400th anniversary in mid-2006. Its current parish priest is Father Harold Vaz .^[1]

History

The Church of Our Lady of Egypt was one of the very few churches on Salsette that escaped destruction and pillage during the 1739 invasion of the Marathas, after which Secular Priests started functioning at the Church. In the late 1960s, the Church was renovated due to an increase in the Catholic population. On either side of the main Altar were added large wings to accommodate about 200 people. The main structure is still intact, except the porch that was redesigned and made larger. A new graveyard was added to the north of the church as the old one became insufficient, as the people from Vakola parish were also to be buried here.^[2]

References

1. ↑ "Our Lady of Egypt Church". Catholic parishes India. 
2. ↑ "The examiner" 1901 p150

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