List of basilicas in India

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This is the complete list of '''Basilicas in India'''. Basilica is a title given to some [[Roman Catholic]] churches. By [[canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law]] no [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by [[Holy See|apostolic]] grant or from immemorial custom.<ref>[http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=244 Robert F. McNamara, ''Minor Basilicas in the United States'']</ref> The title is bestowed upon large churches that are important as places of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion such as to a saint. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and [[minor basilica]]s. Today only four, all in Rome, are classified as major basilicas: the major basilicas of [[Basilica of St. John Lateran|St John Lateran]], [[St. Peter's Basilica|St Peter]], [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|St Paul outside the Walls]], and [[Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore|St Mary Major]]. The other canonical basilicas, including all the basilicas in [[India]] are minor basilicas.

There are 28 basilicas in India, of which 23 are of the [[Roman Catholic church]], 4 are of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] and 1 is of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]. The state of [[Kerala]] has 10 basilicas, including all 5 non-Roman Catholic basilicas while [[Tamil Nadu]] has 7 basilicas and [[Karnataka]] has 4. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective [[States and territories of India|states or union territories]]. India is the country with the most basilicas in [[Asia]].

==List of basilicas==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!Sr. No.!!City/Municipality!!State!!class="unsortable"|Basilica!!Date of Designation!!Rite!!class="unsortable"|Image
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|1||[[Goa Velha]]||[[Goa]]||[[Basilica of Bom Jesus]]||1946-01-11||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Goa Velha Basilica Bom Jesus.jpg|100px]]
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|2||[[Mumbai]]||[[Maharashtra]]||[[Mount Mary Church, Bandra|Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra (Mount Mary Church)]]||1954-10-04||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Mount Mary Church, Bandra 2.jpg|100px]]
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|3||[[Chennai]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[San Thome Basilica]]||1956-03-16||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Santhome Basilica.jpg|100px]]
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|4||[[Sardhana]]||[[Uttar Pradesh]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Graces]]||1961-12-13||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Sardhana, Basilica of Our Lady of Graces.JPG|100px]]
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|5||[[Velankanni Town|Velankanni]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]||1962-11-03||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Vailankanni Basilica1.jpg|100px]]
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|6||[[Bangalore]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St Mary's Basilica, Shivajinagar]]||1973-09-02||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Mary's Basilica Bangalore.jpg|100px]]
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|7||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam|St Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam]]<ref name="syro"/>||1974-03-20||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:St Mary's Syro Malabar Bascilica.jpg|100px]]
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|8||[[Thoothukudi]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Our Lady of Snows Basilica|Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica]]||1982-07-30||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Our lady of snows basilica.JPG|100px]]
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|9||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]]||1984-08-23||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Cochin.jpg|100px]]
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|10||[[Bandel]]||[[West Bengal]]||[[Bandel Church|Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary]]||1988-11-25||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Bandel Basilica, Hooghly (West-Bengal).jpg|100px]]
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|11||[[Thrissur]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours]]<ref name="syro" />||1992-04-25||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours.jpg|100px]]
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|12||[[Thiruvaiyaru]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Poondi Madha Basilica|Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi (Poondi Madha Basilica)]]||1999-08-03||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:PoondiMathaBasilica.JPG|100px]]
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|13||[[Ranchi]]||[[Jharkhand]]||[[Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady|Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady, Raja Ulhatu]]||2004-11-30||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
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|14||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Vallarpadam Church|Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam (National Shrine)]]||2004-12-01||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadom-Ernakulam.jpg |100px]]
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|15||[[Tiruchirapalli]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli|Basilica of the Holy Redeemer]]||2006-10-12||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
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|16||[[Thiruvananthapuram]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica|Pro-Cathedral of St Mary Queen of Peace]]<ref>[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082720/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/11/stories/2008111159810300.htm "Pro-cathedral gets basilica status", ''The Hindu'', 11 November 2008]</ref>||2008-10-13||[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church|Syro-Malankara]]||[[File:Queenofpeacebasilica.jpg|100px]]
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|17||[[Secunderabad]]||[[Telangana]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad]]||2008-11-07||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad.JPG|100px]]
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|18||[[Angamaly]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. George Basilica, Angamaly|St. George Basilica]]<ref name="syro">[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]</ref>||2009-06-24||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:St george Basilica church Angamaly.JPG|100px]]
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|19||[[Alleppey, India|Alleppey]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal|St Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal]]<ref>Staff Reporter [https://web.archive.org/web/20101015045642/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/12/stories/2010101260470300.htm "Arthunkal church declared basilica"], ''The Hindu'', October 12, 2010, accessed December 27, 2010.</ref>||2010-07-09||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Andrew's Forane Church of Arthunkal.jpg|100px]]
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|20||[[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]||[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]||[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]]||2011-06-24||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Puducherry Sacred Heart Cathedral 2.JPG|100px]]
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|21||[[Pallippuram, Ernakulam]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram]]<ref>Staff Reporter [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3830988.ece "Basilica status for Pallippuram church"], ''The Hindu'', August 28, 2012, accessed August 29, 2012</ref>||2012-08-27||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Manjumathachurch.jpg|100px]]
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|22||[[Karkala]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Lawrence Shrine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Pope-elevates-St-Lawrence-Church-to-a-minor-Basilica/articleshow/52377416.cms|title = Pope elevates St Lawrence Church to a minor Basilica | Bengaluru News - Times of India}}</ref>||2016-08-01||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Lawrence Shrine (Karkala).jpg|100px]]
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|23||[[Champakulam]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Kalloorkadu St. Mary's Basilica Champakulam]]||2016-11-27||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:Champakulam_Valia_Palli_River_Pampa.jpg|100px]]
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|24||[[Coimbatore]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Karumathampatti]]||2019-7-22||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
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|25||[[Harihar]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar]] || 2019-9-18 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
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|26||[[Doranahalli]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Anthony's Basilica, Dornahalli]] || 2019-10-17 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
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|27||[[Mulagumudu]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Mulagumoodu]]|| 2020-06-09 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Mulagumudu Basilica-sep 2020.jpg|100px]]
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|28||[[Varapuzha]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph, Varapuzha]]|| 2020-12-11 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Varapuzha Church, Former Cathedral 2019-07-30.jpg|100px]]
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==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==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/basINX.htm List of Indian basilicas from GCatholic.org]
*[http://www.come2india.org/indian-basilicas.html List of all Basilicas in India] from Notes on India

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