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	\|name = Church of [[Thomas the Apostle\|St. Thomas the Apostle]]		\| name = Church of [[Thomas the Apostle\|St. Thomas the Apostle]]
	\|image = St.Thomas_Church, Sandor.jpg		\| image = St.Thomas_Church, Sandor.jpg
	\|caption = Saint Thomas Church, Sandor-Saloli		\| caption = Saint Thomas Church, Sandor-Saloli
	\|dedication = [[Thomas the Apostle\|St. Thomas the Apostle]]		\| dedication = [[Thomas the Apostle\|St. Thomas the Apostle]]
	\|diocese = 22 May 1998 [[Diocese of Vasai]]		\| diocese = 22 May 1998 [[Diocese of Vasai]]
	\|provost-rector = Rev Fr. ~~John Fargose~~		\| provost-rector = Rev Fr. Thomas Lopes
	}}		}}

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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
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|dedication = [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas the Apostle]]
|diocese = 22 May 1998 [[Diocese of Vasai]]
|provost-rector = Rev Fr. John Fargose
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'''Sandor''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Vasai-Virar|Vasai-Virar area]] of the historic Lata sector in the [[Palghar district]], in the [[Konkan division]] of [[Maharashtra, India]]. ''Sandori''s, the natives of Sandor, are predominantly [[Roman Catholic Kshatriya]]s of the Christian [[Bombay East Indian]] community, they converted in the colony centred around [[Portuguese Bombay and Bassein|Bassein]], the richest possession of the former [[Portuguese East Indies]] with the capital at [[Velha Goa]], in the southern edge of the [[Konkan]] region. Prior to the arrival of [[Portuguese Armadas]] there had also been some [[Ancient Christianity in the Indian Subcontinent|Nestorians]] descended from Jewish converts made by the Apostles, [[Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]] and [[Bartholomew the Apostle|Bartholomew]].

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2013}}
The natives of the Vasai region are predominantly people whose culture derives from a composite of the Konkani substrate, overlaid by the Portuguese, Marathi and British rulers. The Sandorians are predominantly of the [[Vadval]] sub-ethnic group, and speak the Vadval dialect, which is considered by the government as a dialect of Marathi, although this view is disputed.

Following the conversions of 1564, a Portuguese noblewoman, '''Donna Irina''', had a chapel, [[Our Lady of Help]] (''Nossa Senhora da Ajuda'') built in the village for the converts. The first mass was held in this chapel on 11 November 1566 by the Jesuit missionaries. A Sandorian tradition states that [[Gonsalo Garcia|St. Gonsalo Garcia]], martyred by the [[Buddhists]] in [[Japan]], was present as a young boy at the foundation laying ceremony of the chapel.[[File:Sandor church marble slab.jpg|thumb|Marble slab in front of Sandor church depicting the date when the church was built]]

The chapel was renamed after [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas the Apostle]], when in 1565, his picture was brought from the fort and enshrined in the chapel. It seems that sometime or the other a new church was built a little further towards the north occupying the actual site on which the present edifice stands. The church was destroyed by Muslim Arab invaders from [[Gujarat]] in 1571, and was reconstructed in 1573.

[[Pedro de Almeida|Fr. Pedro de Almeida S.J.]], was appointed the '[[Pai dos Cristaos]]' for 1574–1576, with charge of the Christians of Sandor and [[Papdy]] parishes.

In 1679, Arabs from Gujarat once again attacked and damaged the church. In 1690, a certain invader by name of 'Kakaji' also attacked and damaged the church.

The Maratha invaders of 1739 did not destroy the chapel, although the Jesuits were forced to leave and it was thereafter served by the [[secular clergy|secular priests]].

The chapel was enlarged in 1889. The three altars of the chapel are from one of the original churches in the Bacaim Fort. At some time, a cross and a grotto to [[Our Lady of Lourdes]] was added.

It is not known when the chapel was elevated to the rank of a [[parish church]], but from the evidence, it seems to be some time before 1574.

Subsequently, the parishes of Our Lady of Remedies at Remedy, Our Lady of Grace at [[Papdy]], ''Mae de Deus'' ([[Mother of God]]) at Palle, Our Lady of Mercy at [[Merces (Goa)|Merces]] and St. Michael the Archangel at ''[[Porim]]'' ([[Manickpur]]) were carved out of it (1574–1606).

Sandor and the rest of the [[Vasai]] region were not disturbed by the intra-Catholic [[Padroado]]-[[Propaganda]] conflict as the region remained firmly faithful to the [[Archbishop of Goa]] and refused to accept the authority of the [[Vicars Apostolic of Bombay]] and their successors, the [[Archbishops of Bombay]].

In 1886, the northern part of the Archdiocese of Goa was carved out as the [[Diocese of Damao]], including the Vasai region, and it was only in 1928 that the two dioceses (Damao and Bombay) were merged, so that the Vasai region came under the Archbishops of Bombay for the first time in 1928.

At present, the parish of Sandor also serves the village of [[Saloli]]. The church celebrates its feast 9–15 December every year, and has a big feast in the evenings.

The village of Sandor has now been made part of the [[Vasai-Virar|Municipal Corporation of Vasai-Virar]].

Parish priests of St Thomas Church from the available records are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Year of appointment
!Name of clergy
|-
|53
|1922
|Fr. Nazario De Figuedo
|-
|54
|1938
|Fr. Paul Jacinto D'Lima
|-
|55
|1945
|Fr. Rock Dsouza
|-
|56
|1949
|Fr. Appolonius Dsouza
|-
|57
|1952
|Msgr. Fr. Raymond Mendes
|-
|58
|1965
|Msgr. Fr. Sebastian Vaz
|-
|59
|1966
|Msgr. Fr. Philip Tavares
|-
|60
|1974
|Fr. Bernard Bhandari
|-
|61
|1983
|Bishop Edwin Colaso
|-
|62
|1986
|Fr. Elias Rodrigues
|-
|63
|1991
|Fr. Michael Dsouza
|-
|64
|1997
|Fr. Elias Dcunha
|-
|65
|1999
|Fr. Nazareth Gabru
|-
|66
|2002
|Fr. Cajetan Rodrigues
|-
|67
|2008
|Fr. Francis D'Britto
|-
|68
|2014
|Fr. John Fargose
|}
Below is a list of assistant priests :
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Year of appointment
!Name of Clergy
|-
|27
|1928
|Fr. Antonio Colaso / Jerry Pius
|-
|28
|1935
|Fr. J.P. Pimenta
|-
|29
|1938
|Fr. J. B. Crasto
|-
|30
|1939
|Fr. Joseph Misquitta
|-
|31
|1942
|Fr. Sebastian Vaz
|-
|32
|1946
|Fr. Clevin Vaz
|-
|33
|1949
|Fr. Philip Tavares
|-
|34
|1950
|Fr. John Fernandes
|-
|35
|1952
|Fr. Rudolph Dsouza
|-
|36
|1953
|Fr. Simon Dsouza
|-
|37
|1954
|Fr. Joseph Gonsalves
|-
|38
|1956
|Fr. Nelson Corriea
|-
|39
|1958
|Fr. Gilbert Rego
|-
|40
|1959
|Fr. Philip Tavares
|-
|41
|1959
|Fr. Trevor Dsouza
|-
|42
|1959
|Fr. Alvaro Rego
|-
|43
|1960
|Fr. Bernard Bhandari
|-
|44
|1962
|Fr. Rodney Esperance
|-
|45
|1963
|Fr. Bernard Bhandari
|-
|46
|1964
|Fr. Richard Misquitta
|-
|47
|1965
|Fr. Mark Misquitta
|-
|48
|1965
|Fr. Edward Dsouza
|-
|49
|1965
|Fr. Simon Dsouza
|-
|50
|1970
|Fr. Rock Kini
|-
|51
|1971
|Fr. Peter Bombacha
|-
|52
|1971
|Fr. Vincent Monteiro
|-
|53
|1972
|Fr. Nazareth Gabru
|-
|54
|1974
|Fr. Barthol Machado
|-
|55
|1974
|Fr. Vincent Dias
|-
|56
|1977
|Fr. Godfrey Remedios
|-
|57
|1983
|Fr. William Ferreira
|-
|58
|1983
|Fr. Joe Gonsalves
|-
|59
|1986
|Fr. Wilson Rebello
|-
|60
|1986
|Fr. Alex Tuscano
|-
|61
|1986
|Fr. Michael D'costa
|-
|62
|1991
|Fr. Raymond Tuscano
|-
|63
|1991
|Bishop Elias Gonsalves
|-
|64
|1993
|Fr. Baptist Pereira
|-
|65
|1998
|Fr. Robin Dias
|-
|66
|1998
|Fr. Philip Lopes

|-
|67
|1998
|Fr. Julian Misquitta
|-
|68
|1999
|Fr. Prakash Raut
|-
|69
|1999
|Fr. Vijay Almeida
|-
|70
|2000
|Fr. Abraham Gomes
|-
|71
|2000
|Fr. Johnson Menezes
|-
|72
|2003
|Fr. Maxwell Furtado
|-
|73
|2003
|Fr. Joe Almeida
|-
|74
|2004
|Fr. Prakash Rumao
|-
|75
|2006
|Fr. Vijay Crasto
|-
|76
|2006
|Fr. James Dsilva
|-
|77
|2007
|Fr. Henry Pereira
|-
|78
|2007
|Fr. Robin Gonsalves
|-
|79
|2008
|Fr. Philip Gonsalves
|-
|80
|2008
|Fr. Michael Correia
|-
|81
|2009
|Fr. Ceaser Dabre
|-
|82
|
|
|}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sandor had a population of 8336. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sandor has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 73%. In Sandor, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Church based charity/social organizations ==

Started in 1971 under the leadership of Very Rev. late Msgr. Philip Tavares the then parish priest of the Church. This society is a part of [[Society of St. Vincent de Paul]], Paris, France, an international organization of Roman Catholic lay men and women of all ages, whose primary mission is to help the poor and less fortunate.

Founded in 1833 by [[Frederick Ozanam]], a French lawyer, author, and professor in the [[Sorbonne]] [[University of Paris]] to help impoverished people living in the slums of Paris, France.

The Society numbers about 950,000 in some 132 countries worldwide, whose members operate through "conferences". A conference may be based out of a church, community center, school, hospital, etc., and is composed of Catholic volunteers.

== Schools ==
*[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=19.3605848&lon=72.8080273&z=19&l=0&m=b Carmelite Convent English High School, Sandor, Vasai west 401201]
* St. Thomas High School, Sandor
*Notre Dame School

== See also ==
* [[East Indians]]
* [[Norteiro people]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Bombay, 1960, 1964 edition, by [[Simon I. Pimenta|Monsignor Simon I. Pimenta]] on the occasion of the 38th [[International Eucharistic Congress]] in Bombay, Government Press, Nagpur
* Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Bombay, 1960, 1982 edition, by [[Leslie J. Ratus|Fr. Leslie J. Ratus]] and Fr. Errol Rozario, [[St. Pius X College]], [[Goregaon]], Bombay, 400063

==External links==
* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=19.3655673&lon=72.8010321&z=15&l=0&m=b Sandor Parish map]
* [http://www.east-indians.com/bom_map_Details_1.gif Map of East Indian villages]

[[Category:Konkan]]
[[Category:Villages in Palghar district]]

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	'''Sandor''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Vasai-Virar\|Vasai~~-Virar area~~]] of ~~the historic Lata sector in~~ the [[Palghar district]], in the [[Konkan division]] of [[Maharashtra, India]]. ''Sandori''s, the natives of Sandor, are predominantly [[Roman Catholic Kshatriya]]s of the Christian [[Bombay East Indian]] community, they converted in the colony centred around [[Portuguese Bombay and Bassein\|Bassein]], the richest possession of the former [[Portuguese East Indies]] with the capital at [[Velha Goa]], in the southern edge of the [[Konkan]] ~~region~~. Prior to the arrival of [[Portuguese Armadas]] there had also been some [[Ancient Christianity in the Indian Subcontinent\|Nestorians]] descended from Jewish converts ~~made~~ by the ~~Apostles,~~ [[Thomas the Apostle\|Thomas]] ~~and~~ [[Bartholomew the Apostle\|Bartholomew]].		'''Sandor''' is a [[census town]] falling within the [[Vasai-Virar\|Vasai (Bassein) municipality]] of the [[Palghar district]] (previously [[Taana city\|Taana district]]), in the [[Konkan division]] of [[Maharashtra, India]]. ''Sandori''s, the natives of Sandor, are predominantly [[Roman Catholic Kshatriya]]s of the Christian [[Bombay East Indian]] community, they converted in the colony centred around [[Portuguese Bombay and Bassein\|Bassein]], the richest possession of the former [[Portuguese East Indies]] with the capital at [[Velha Goa]], in the southern edge of the [[Konkan region]]. Prior to the arrival of [[Portuguese Armadas]], there had also been some [[Ancient Christianity in the Indian Subcontinent\|Nestorians]] descended from Jewish converts, by the efforts of the apostles [[Thomas the Apostle\|Thomas]] or [[Bartholomew the Apostle\|Bartholomew]].

	==History==		==History==
	{{more citations needed section\|date=January 2013}}		{{more citations needed section\|date=January 2013}}
	The natives of the Vasai ~~region~~ are predominantly people whose culture derives from a composite of the Konkani substrate, overlaid by the Portuguese, Marathi ~~and~~ British rulers. The ~~Sandorians~~ are predominantly of the [[Vadval]] sub-ethnic group, and speak the ~~Vadval~~ dialect, which is considered by the government as a dialect of Marathi, although this view is disputed.		The natives of the [[Bassein (Vasai)]] are predominantly people whose culture derives from a composite of the [[Konkani]] substrate, overlaid by the Portuguese, Marathi& British rulers. The Sandoris are predominantly of the [[Vadval]] sub-ethnic group, and speak the ''Vadvali'' dialect, which is considered by the government as a dialect of Marathi, although this view is disputed.

	Following the conversions of 1564, a Portuguese noblewoman, '''Donna Irina''', had a chapel, [[Our Lady of Help]] (''Nossa Senhora da Ajuda'') built in the village for the converts. The first ~~mass~~ was held in this chapel on 11 November 1566 by the Jesuit missionaries. A Sandorian tradition states that [[~~Gonsalo Garcia\|~~St. Gonsalo Garcia]], martyred ~~by the~~ [[~~Buddhists~~]] in [[Japan]], was present as a young boy at the foundation laying ceremony of the chapel.[[File:Sandor church marble slab.jpg\|thumb\|Marble slab in front of Sandor church depicting the date when the church was built]]		Following the conversions of 1564, a Portuguese noblewoman, '''Donna Irina''', had a chapel, [[Our Lady of Help]] (''Nossa Senhora da Ajuda'') built in the village for the converts. The first [[Holy Mass]] was held in this chapel on 11 November 1566 by the Jesuit missionaries. A Sandorian tradition states that [[St Gonsalo Garcia]], who was martyred in [[Shogunate]] era [[Japan]], was present as a young boy at the foundation laying ceremony of the chapel.[[File:Sandor church marble slab.jpg\|thumb\|Marble slab in front of Sandor church depicting the date when the church was built]]

	The chapel was renamed after [[~~Thomas the Apostle\|St.~~ Thomas the Apostle]], when in 1565, his picture was brought from the fort and enshrined in the chapel. It seems that sometime or the other a new church was built a little further towards the north occupying the actual site on which the present edifice stands. The church was destroyed by ~~Muslim Arab~~ invaders from [[~~Gujarat~~]] in 1571, and was reconstructed in 1573.		The chapel was renamed after [[Thomas the Apostle]], when in 1565, his picture was brought from the fort and enshrined in the chapel. It seems that sometime or the other a new church was built a little further towards the north occupying the actual site on which the present edifice stands. The church was destroyed by invaders from [[Sultanate of Guzerat]] in 1571, and was reconstructed in 1573.

	[[Pedro de Almeida~~\|Fr. Pedro de Almeida S.J.~~]], was appointed the '[[Pai dos Cristaos]]' for 1574–1576, with charge of the Christians of Sandor and [[Papdy]] parishes.		[[Pedro de Almeida]], a Jesuit was appointed the '[[Pai dos Cristaos]]' for 1574–1576, with charge of the Christians of Sandor and [[Papdy]] parishes.

	In 1679, Arabs from Gujarat once again attacked and damaged the church. In 1690, a certain invader by name of 'Kakaji' also attacked and damaged the church.		In 1679, Arabs from Gujarat once again attacked and damaged the church. In 1690, a certain invader by name of 'Kakaji' also attacked and damaged the church.

	The ~~Maratha invaders~~ of 1739 did not destroy the chapel, although the Jesuits were forced to leave and it was thereafter served by the [[secular clergy\|secular priests]].		The [[Mahratta Invasion of Bassein]] in 1739 did not destroy the chapel, although the Jesuits were forced to leave and it was thereafter served by the [[secular clergy\|secular priests]].

	The chapel was enlarged in 1889. The three altars of the chapel are from one of the original churches in the ~~Bacaim~~ Fort. At some time, a cross and a grotto to [[Our Lady of Lourdes]] was added.		The chapel was enlarged in 1889. The three altars of the chapel are from one of the original churches in the [[Fort San Sebastian of Bassein]]. At some time, a cross and a grotto to [[Our Lady of Lourdes]] was added.

	It is not known when the chapel was elevated to the rank of a [[parish church]], but from the evidence, it seems to be some time before 1574.		It is not known when the chapel was elevated to the rank of a [[parish church]], but from the evidence, it seems to be some time before 1574.
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	Subsequently, the parishes of Our Lady of Remedies at Remedy, Our Lady of Grace at [[Papdy]], ''Mae de Deus'' ([[Mother of God]]) at Palle, Our Lady of Mercy at [[Merces (Goa)\|Merces]] and St. Michael the Archangel at ''[[Porim]]'' ([[Manickpur]]) were carved out of it (1574–1606).		Subsequently, the parishes of Our Lady of Remedies at Remedy, Our Lady of Grace at [[Papdy]], ''Mae de Deus'' ([[Mother of God]]) at Palle, Our Lady of Mercy at [[Merces (Goa)\|Merces]] and St. Michael the Archangel at ''[[Porim]]'' ([[Manickpur]]) were carved out of it (1574–1606).

	Sandor and the rest of the [[Vasai]] ~~region~~ were not disturbed by the intra-Catholic [[Padroado]]-[[Propaganda]] conflict as the ~~region~~ remained firmly faithful to the [[Archbishop of Goa]] and refused to accept the authority of the [[~~Vicars~~ Apostolic of Bombay]] and their ~~successors~~, the [[~~Archbishops~~ of Bombay]].		Sandor and the rest of the [[Vasai]] area were not disturbed by the intra-Catholic ''[[Padroado]]'' vs ''[[Propaganda Fide]]'' conflict, as the area remained firmly faithful to the [[Archbishop of Goa]] and refused to accept the authority of the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of Bombay and their successor, the [[Archbishop of Bombay]].

	In 1886, the northern part of the Archdiocese of Goa was carved out as the [[Diocese of ~~Damao~~]], including the Vasai ~~region~~, and it was only in 1928 that the two dioceses (~~Damao~~ and Bombay) were merged, so that the Vasai ~~region~~ came under the Archbishops of Bombay for the first time in 1928.		In 1886, the northern part of the Archdiocese of Goa was carved out as the [[Diocese of Damaon]], including the Vasai, and it was only in 1928 that the two dioceses ([[Damaon]] and [[Bombay]]) were merged, so that the Vasai area came under the Archbishops of Bombay for the first time in 1928.

	At present, the parish of Sandor also serves the village of [[Saloli]]. The church celebrates its feast 9–15 December every year, and has a big feast in the evenings.		At present, the parish of Sandor also serves the village of [[Saloli]]. The church celebrates its feast 9–15 December every year, and has a big feast in the evenings.