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	{{Infobox school		{{Infobox school
	\| name =Loreto House		\| name =Loreto House, Kolkata
	\| image =Loreto House.jpg		\| image =Loreto House.jpg
	\| established =1842		\| established =1842
	\| type =[[Primary school\|Primary]], [[Secondary school\|Secondary]]		\| type =[[Primary school\|Primary]], [[Secondary school\|Secondary]]
	\| principal = A.~~Gomes~~		\| principal = P. Bagchi
	\| athletics =Basketball~~, Throwball, Badminton, Cricket, Baseball,~~ etc		\| athletics =Basketball etc
	\| houses= Gandhi (Brown), Keller (Red), Kennedy (Yellow), Mary Ward (~~Mauve~~), Naidu (Blue), Tagore (Green)		\| houses= Gandhi (Brown), Keller (Red), Kennedy (Yellow), Mary Ward (Purple), Naidu (Blue), Tagore (Green)
	\| gender =Female		\| gender =Female
	\| colors =Red, White and Blue		\| colors =Red, White and Blue
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	'''Loreto House''' was established in 1842 in [[~~Calcutta~~]], by the [[~~Sisters of~~ Loreto]] belonging to the institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest and the first Loreto institution to be established in India and was one of the few all-girls Catholic schools of that time.		'''Loreto House, Kolkata''' was established in 1842 in [[Kolkata]], by the [[ Loreto sisters]] belonging to the institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest and the first Loreto institution to be established in India and was one of the few all-girls Catholic schools of that time.

	The School started with sixty students who were taught at a house where nuns lived under Mother Delphine Hart, assisted by Sr. Teresa Mons and Sr. Martina McCann.<ref name="studentsspan1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.studentsspan.com/php/showSCDeatils.php?p_name=Kolkata,%20West%20Bengal%20Schools&SC_id=16&priority=9 \|title=Students Span - A World Viewer.com site Students Span, Global network of Students, Student Blogs, Articles, Personal Pages \|publisher=www.studentsspan.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref>		The School started with sixty students who were taught at a house where nuns lived under Mother Delphine Hart, assisted by Sr. Teresa Mons and Sr. Martina McCann.<ref name="studentsspan1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.studentsspan.com/php/showSCDeatils.php?p_name=Kolkata,%20West%20Bengal%20Schools&SC_id=16&priority=9 \|title=Students Span - A World Viewer.com site Students Span, Global network of Students, Student Blogs, Articles, Personal Pages \|publisher=www.studentsspan.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-05-26 \|archive-date=2 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502084625/http://www.studentsspan.com/php/showSCDeatils.php?p_name=Kolkata,%20West%20Bengal%20Schools&SC_id=16&priority=9 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	The School was initially established for the education of [[Catholic]] girls. However, it has long admitted students of many religious beliefs.<ref name="studentsspan1"/> Currently it is headed by Sister Phyllis. The school is known for hosting annual events like 'We Care' and their popular bi-annual 'Big Fete'.		The School was initially established for the education of [[Catholic]] girls. However, it has long admitted students of many religious beliefs.<ref name="studentsspan1"/> Currently it is headed by Sister Phyllis. The school is known for hosting annual events like 'We Care' and their popular bi-annual 'Big Fete'.
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	[[File:LoretoCrest.PNG\|thumb\|School Crest]]		[[File:LoretoCrest.PNG\|thumb\|School Crest]]

	==<~~span lang="~~Shobhana Bhartia,HT Media ~~group" dir="ltr">Notable</span> alumni==~~		==Notable alumni==
	*[[Abha Narain Lambah]] ~~- Conservation~~ architect<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta-connect-in-project-chandigarh/cid/1399533</ref>		<!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their OWN article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦--->
	[[~~Ridhima Ghosh\|Riddhima Ghosh~~]] - Bengali ~~Actress~~ [[~~Raima~~ Sen]]		<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->
	- Bengali ~~Actress~~		* Justice [[Indira Banerjee]] – judge, Supreme Court of India
			*[[Shobhana Bhartia]] – chairperson, editorial director [[Hindustan Times]](HT) Media Group
	~~•Shobhana Bhartia,HT Media group~~		*[[Ridhima Ghosh]] – Bengali actress
			*[[Abha Narain Lambah]] – conservation architect<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta-connect-in-project-chandigarh/cid/1399533\|title=Calcutta connect in Project Chandigarh\|access-date=3 July 2023\|archive-date=22 March 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322220406/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta-connect-in-project-chandigarh/cid/1399533\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			*[[Raima Sen]] – Bengali actress
			*[[Riya Sen]] – Bengali actress

	== See also ==		==See also==
	* [[Loreto College ~~(disambiguation)~~]]		* [[Loreto College, Kolkata]]

	== References ==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox school
| name =Loreto House
| image =Loreto House.jpg
| established =1842
| type =[[Primary school|Primary]], [[Secondary school|Secondary]]
| principal = A.Gomes
| athletics =Basketball, Throwball, Badminton, Cricket, Baseball, etc
| houses= Gandhi (Brown), Keller (Red), Kennedy (Yellow), Mary Ward (Mauve), Naidu (Blue), Tagore (Green)
| gender =Female
| colors =Red, White and Blue
| location =7, Middleton Row, [[Kolkata, India]]
| website={{URL|http://www.loretohousekolkata.com}}
}}

'''Loreto House''' was established in 1842 in [[Calcutta]], by the [[Sisters of Loreto]] belonging to the institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the oldest and the first Loreto institution to be established in India and was one of the few all-girls Catholic schools of that time.

The School started with sixty students who were taught at a house where nuns lived under Mother Delphine Hart, assisted by Sr. Teresa Mons and Sr. Martina McCann.<ref name="studentsspan1">{{cite web|url=http://www.studentsspan.com/php/showSCDeatils.php?p_name=Kolkata,%20West%20Bengal%20Schools&SC_id=16&priority=9 |title=Students Span - A World Viewer.com site Students Span, Global network of Students, Student Blogs, Articles, Personal Pages |publisher=www.studentsspan.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref>

The School was initially established for the education of [[Catholic]] girls. However, it has long admitted students of many religious beliefs.<ref name="studentsspan1"/> Currently it is headed by Sister Phyllis. The school is known for hosting annual events like 'We Care' and their popular bi-annual 'Big Fete'.
[[File:Mary Ward.jpg|thumb|Mary Ward]]
[[File:LoretoCrest.PNG|thumb|School Crest]]

==<span lang="Shobhana Bhartia,HT Media group" dir="ltr">Notable</span> alumni==
*[[Abha Narain Lambah]] - Conservation architect<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta-connect-in-project-chandigarh/cid/1399533</ref>
*[[Ridhima Ghosh|Riddhima Ghosh]] - Bengali Actress *[[Raima Sen]]
- Bengali Actress

•Shobhana Bhartia,HT Media group

== See also ==
* [[Loreto College (disambiguation)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.loretohousekolkata.com/}}

{{Loreto schools|state=collapsed}}

{{coord missing|West Bengal}}

[[Category:Sisters of Loreto schools]]
[[Category:Catholic schools in India]]
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Christian schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1842]]
[[Category:1842 establishments in British India]]

{{WestBengal-school-stub}}

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82.132.240.26: improve information also and cleaned formatting to improve readability

2405:201:4013:C0E4:B5F2:63BF:CCD:5FDA at 10:59, 27 April 2021