The Cathedral of the Holy Name or Holy Name Cathedral is a

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cathedral in the

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n city of

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, that has the seat and is the headquarters of the

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. The cathedral is located in the

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area of South Bombay, built in the

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style that was favoured by

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. The Holy Name Cathedral was built in 1905 as a church, but designated a cathedral in 1964. It is contained within the premises of the Holy Name High School, founded in 1939. During the

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that struck the city of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in the early 1900s, the church worked to aid the victims of plague by providing them food and shelter.

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Parish of the Holy Name

Archdiocese of Bombay
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