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The '''Sacred Heart Church''' ({{langx|fr|Église du Sacré-Cœur}}, {{IPA|fr|e.ɡliz dy sakʁe kœʁ|pron}}; {{IPA|bn|ˈpobit̪ːɾoˑ ˈɦɾid̪ɔe̯ ɡiɾdʒaˑ|pron}}) is a [[Roman Catholic]] heritage [[church (building)|church]] situated at [[Chandannagar]] in [[Hooghly district]] of the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore heritage along the Hooghly, bend by bend |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/wbtdcs-hooghly-ganges-river-tour-covers-serampore-chandernagore-chinsurah-bandel-and-barrackpore/cid/1846290 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> It is under the [[Archdiocese of Calcutta]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calcutta Archdiocese: Howrah & Hoogly Deanery |url=https://www.archdioceseofcalcutta.in/deaneries-hwh.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=archdioceseofcalcutta.in}}</ref> and it is a heritage site declared by the West Bengal Heritage Commission.<ref name=":0" /> The structure is an authentic expression of [[French architecture|French architectural]] style in [[India]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Pinakpani |title=English: Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar, the then French colony, Hooghly, West Bengal |date=2019-12-15 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sacred_Heart_Church_in_Chandannagar_09.jpg |access-date=2022-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3jfYEaGIkgC&dq=Sacred+Heart+Church,+Chandannagar&pg=PA22 |title=Our Story So Far 8 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1496-6 |language=en}}</ref><br />
[[File:Sacred Heart Church Chandannagar 03.jpg|thumb|The Sacred Heart Church]]<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Sacred Heart church in Chandannagar, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on March 26, 2023.jpg|thumb|Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar]]<br />
[[File:Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar, photographed by Yogabrata Chakraborty, on March 26, 2023.jpg|thumb|Front view, and visitors at the Sacred Heart Church in Chandannagar, March 2023.]]<br />
The Sacred Heart Church was inaugurated on 27 January 1884 by [[Paul Goethals]], the Archbishop of [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandannagar's French Buildings Up For Restoration |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/travelnews/story/71640/chandannagars-french-buildings-up-for-restoration |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=outlookindia.com|language=en}}</ref> Construction started in 1875, during the rule of the French East India Company in Chandannagar, and was completed in 1884 at the instance of Rev. M. Barthet, assisted by his brother Joachim.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sacred Heart Church |url=https://wbhc.in/home/place_details/MGQwOThhNTc3NzU5YTcyMzVhMzA4YjBhODE2OWU1Nzg5MjI0ZWUzYTE5ODFhYjIyY2NjNjBlYmRmNTYwYjM5ZjkyODYzOTNkNjM2MzVkMjQ1MTVhMWJiNjkxMzJmNzNjNGZiOGQwZjgyZDc5YTM1NWZkOWZlOGYxN2U1MzllOTY0S1B1ZFRHcGI5bGUwdmYxdGErQjJYeFh6aTl1MjlvdEsrZ09RK3FpUmlJPQ== |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=West Bengal Heritage Commission |language=en-IN}}</ref> It was designed by [[French people|French]] architect Jacques Duchatz.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Narendranath|title=Hooghly Jelar Purakirti|publisher=West Bengal State Archeology|page=65}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Tathagata |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=htnXCgAAQBAJ&dq=Sacred+Heart+Church,+Chandannagar&pg=PT169 |title=The Fountain Pen Plus Five |date=2015-10-24 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-4828-5608-8 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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