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'''St. Mary's Co-Cathedral''' is a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] church in [[Armenian Street, Chennai|Armenian Street]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. Constructed by [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchins]] in 1658, it is one of the oldest churches in the former [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]]. For a long time Cathedral of the diocese it received the title of [[co-cathedral]] when the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]] was transferred to [[San Thome Basilica]].<br />
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[[File:St. Mary's Co-cathedral Church, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in India.jpg|thumb|Elegant view of 'St. Mary's Co-cathedral Church', Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in India..]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
According to records, the church was constructed by a French Capuchin Father [[Ephrem de Nevers]], the First Missionary of Madras who put up "the open pandall chappell" in Armenian Street in 1658.<ref name="muthiah">[[Muthiah]], pp 331–332</ref> The structure, however, did not survive for long and had to be reconstructed in 1692.<ref name="muthiah" /> The church was renovated in 1775 and 1785 and promoted to the status of the [[cathedral]] of the Ecclesiastical Province of Madras in 1886.<ref name="muthiah" /> When, in 1952, the ecclesiastical provinces of Madras and Mylapore were merged to form the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]] with the [[San Thome Basilica]] as the headquarters, St. Mary's was given the status of a co-cathedral.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Religion in Chennai]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
* {{cite book | title=Madras Rediscovered| last=Muthiah| first=S.| year=2004| authorlink=S. Muthiah| publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd| isbn=81-88661-24-4}}<br />
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