The Diocese of Mumbai of the

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is the

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diocese covering metropolitan Mumbai and the state of

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. The cathedra seat of the

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Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai, is the 300-year old cathedral church of the Diocese of Mumbai of the Church of North India. It is named in honour of Saint Thomas the Apostle, who is believed to have first brought Christianity to India. The cathed ...

. Historically known as the Diocese of Bombay from its inception in 1837, it was a diocese of

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, which was renamed the

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in 1947; since then it has been one of its most prominent

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s in the Indian subcontinent. In 1842, her jurisdiction was described as "

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". It is headed by the Anglican Bishop of Bombay.

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