List of basilicas in India
This is the complete list of all the Basilicas in India. India, with 34 churches officially designated as basilicas, is the country with the most basilicas in Asia.
The Basilica is a title given to certain Catholic churches. By canon law of the church, no church can be honoured with the title unless by an apostolic grant or from immemorial custom.[1] The title is bestowed upon churches that are considered culturally significant, functioning as an important place of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion, such as to a saint or a Marian apparition. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and minor basilicas. Today, only four churches, all in Rome, are classified as major basilicas: St John Lateran, St Peter's, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas, including all the 34 basilicas in India, are minor basilicas. 22 of the country's basilicas are dedicated to Saint Mary.
There are 34 basilicas in India, of which 28 are of the Latin Church, five are of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and one belongs to the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. A vast majority of the Indian basilicas are located in South India. Amongst the states, Kerala hosts the highest number of basilicas at twelve, including all of the six non-Latin basilicas, while Tamil Nadu has nine basilicas, Karnataka has four and the union territory of Pondicherry has two. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective states or union territories.
List of basilicas
See also
- List of cathedrals in India
- Roman Catholicism in India
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
- List of Catholic bishops of India
- List of Catholic Churches in India
References
- ^ Robert F. McNamara, Minor Basilicas in the United States
- ^ a b c d Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
- ^ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
- ^ "Pro-cathedral gets basilica status", The Hindu, 11 November 2008
- ^ Staff Reporter "Arthunkal church declared basilica", The Hindu, October 12, 2010, accessed December 27, 2010.
- ^ Staff Reporter "Basilica status for Pallippuram church", The Hindu, August 28, 2012, accessed August 29, 2012
- ^ "Pope elevates St Lawrence Church to a minor Basilica | Bengaluru News - Times of India".
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-08-16). "Pope upgrades Our Lady of Assumption Shrine in Kamanaickenpatti as Basilica". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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External links
- List of Indian basilicas from GCatholic.org
- List of all Basilicas in India from Notes on India
