A four century old cathedral.
A large and impressive place of.worship this cathedral was consecrated in 1837 as a cathedral. It’s construction was complete in 1718.
It is controlled by the Cathedral and John Connon School.
The Church was in what was called the Fort Area during British rule of India.
One of the gates to the fort was at the Church giving the surrounding area the name Churchgate.
Even today Mumbai residents refer to the area as Churchgate.
The Churchgate train station derives its name from this Cathedral. In fact the road on which it stands was called Churchgate Road.
It is close to the famous Horniman Circle, the Flora Fountain and Bombay House.
The cathedral was awarded a UNESCO Heritage Award are 2004 for conservation work.
A stone commemorating the location as Mumbai’s Zero Point was laid in 2008./ all distances at Mumbai were measured from the cathedral.
Originally there were 17 stones measuring in miles their distance from Saint Thomas Cathedral. Of the original stones 10 have been found.
