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|name = St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
|fullname = ಸೇಂಟ್ ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ ಕ್ಸೇವಿಯರ್ ಕ್ಯಾಥೆಡ್ರಲ್
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'''St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral''' is the cathedral of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore]] in [[India]]. Initially, Bangalore was the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore|diocese of Mysore]] from 1886 to 1940 and during this time, St. Patrick's church in Bangalore was the cathedral of the diocese.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/slideshow_rediscovering-bangalore-s-museum-road_1738766-8#top Rediscovering Bangalore's Museum Road - DNA]</ref> When the diocese of Mysore was bifurcated on 13 February 1940 to form the diocese of Bangalore, St. Francis Xavier's church was chosen as its cathedral.

The first church of St. Francis Xavier was constructed in 1851 by French missionaries of the [[Paris Foreign Missions Society]].<ref>[http://www.children-of-bangalore.com/sfxchrch.htm St. Francis Xavier Cathedral , Bangalore]</ref> Due to the huge increase in the catholic population, this church eventually became inadequate. Hence in 1911, the foundation stone was laid for a new church. This church was inaugurated on 26 May 1932, which would become a cathedral in 1940. Two new domes of the facade were inaugurated on its [[platinum jubilee]] in the year 2009. [[Bangalore]] archbishop Bernard Moras re-dedicated the cathedral to [[St. Francis Xavier]]. The [[Dome|domes]] had been constructed along with several other renovations. Though they were part of the original plan of the cathedral, they could not be completed due to lack of funds.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Two-new-domes-inaugurated-at-St-Francis-Xaviers-Cathedral/articleshow/4567157.cms | title=Two new domes inaugurated at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral | date=23 May 2009 | newspaper=Times Of India | accessdate=17 August 2018 }}</ref>

The cathedral's large compound has three schools: [[St. Aloysius]]', [[St Anthony's Boys School, Cleveland Town|St. Anthony]]'s and [[St. Rock]]'s. There is also a Shrine dedicated to St. Anthony.

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File:St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Bangalore night.jpg | Domes and crosses of the St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral seen against the Bangalore skyline
File:St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bangalore front.jpg | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/1561.htm GCatholic.org]
* [http://tektab.com/2012/11/12/st-francis-xaviers-cathedral-hdr/ Blog post about the cathedral]

[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Church buildings with domes]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in 1932]]
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India]]

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