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This is the complete list of '''Basilicas in India'''. Basilica is a title given to some [[Roman Catholic]] churches. By [[canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law]] no [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by [[Holy See|apostolic]] grant or from immemorial custom.<ref>[http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=244 Robert F. McNamara, ''Minor Basilicas in the United States'']</ref> The title is bestowed upon large churches that are important as places of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion such as to a saint. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and [[minor basilica]]s. Today only four, all in Rome, are classified as major basilicas:  the major basilicas of [[Basilica of St. John Lateran|St John Lateran]],  [[St. Peter's Basilica|St Peter]],  [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|St Paul outside the Walls]], and  [[Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore|St Mary Major]]. The other canonical basilicas, including all the basilicas in [[India]] are minor basilicas.


There are 28 basilicas in India, of which 23 are of the [[Roman Catholic church]], 4 are of the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] and 1 is of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]. The state of [[Kerala]] has 10 basilicas, including all 5 non-Roman Catholic basilicas while [[Tamil Nadu]] has 7 basilicas and [[Karnataka]] has 4. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective [[States and territories of India|states or union territories]]. India is the country with the most basilicas in [[Asia]].
This is the complete list of all the '''Basilicas in India'''. With 35 Indian churches officially designated as basilicas by the [[Holy See]] of the [[Catholic Church]], [[India]] is the country with the most basilicas in [[Asia]]. The [[Basilica of Bom Jesus]] in [[Old Goa]] is the first church in India to be designated as a basilica, decreed by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1946. Every [[pope]] since then has raised at least one Indian church to the status of a basilica, except [[Pope John Paul I]], owing to his brief reign.  
{{location map+ |India |float=right |width=400|caption=The southern tip of India (states of [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], and the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]) possesses 24 of the country's 35 basilicas. The above map depicts the locations of the 11 basilicas in the remaining India.
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{{location map~ |India |lat=19.046667|N|long=72.8225|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra|Mount Mary]]|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=29.15|N|long=77.61|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Graces|Our Lady of Graces]]|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.984194|N |long=77.603886|E|label=[[St. Mary's Basilica, Bengaluru|St. Mary's]]|position=right|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.919|N|long=88.3952|E|label=[[Basilica of the Holy Rosary, Bandel|Holy Rosary]]|position=right|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=23.2992|N|long=85.4295|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady|Divine Motherhood]]}}|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
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{{location map~ |India |lat=13.205931|N|long=74.972056|E|label=[[St. Lawrence Shrine Basilica|St. Lawrence]]|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=14.51075|N|long=75.810673|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar|Our Lady of Health]]}}|position=right|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.4106|N|long=76.42162|E|label=[[St. Anthony's Basilica, Dornahalli|St. Anthony's]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
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==List of basilicas==
The ''Basilica'' is a title given to certain Catholic churches. By [[canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law of the church]], no church can be honoured with the title unless by an [[Holy See|apostolic]] grant or from immemorial custom.<ref>[http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=244 Robert F. McNamara, ''Minor Basilicas in the United States'']</ref> The title is bestowed upon churches that are considered culturally significant, functioning as an important place of pilgrimage or for a specific [[Catholic devotions|devotion]], such as to a [[saint]] or a [[Marian apparition]]. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and [[minor basilica]]s. Today, only four churches, all in [[Rome]], are classified as major basilicas: [[Basilica of St. John Lateran|St. John Lateran]], [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter]], [[Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls|St, Paul outside the Walls]], and [[Santa Maria Maggiore|St. Mary Major]]. The other canonical basilicas, including all the 35 basilicas in India, are minor basilicas.
 
A vast majority of India's basilicas are located in [[South India]]. Twenty-nine basilicas belong to the [[Latin Church]], five to the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]], and one to the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]. Amongst the [[States and union territories of India|states of India]], [[Kerala]] hosts the highest number of basilicas at 12, containing all of the six non-Latin basilicas, while [[Tamil Nadu]] ranks second with 10 basilicas, followed by [[Karnataka]] with four and the [[union territory]] of [[Pondicherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]] with two. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective states or union territories. Amongst the [[List of districts in India|districts of India]], Kerala's [[Ernakulam district]] has the most basilicas (6); Kerala's [[Alappuzha district]], and Tamil Nadu's [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]] and [[Chennai district|Chennai]] districts all rank second with two basilicas each. The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly]] and the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly|Syro Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly]] are the only catholic jurisdictions of India to host multiple basilicas (2 each).
 
Twenty-four of the basilicas are [[Dedication of churches|dedicated]] to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Saint Mary]]. Three basilicas are dedicated to the [[Titles of Mary, mother of Jesus|Marian title]] [[Our Lady of Good Health]],{{NoteTag|Beside the [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health|Velankanni]] and [[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar|Harihar]] basilicas, Our Lady of Good Health is also the patron of [[St. Mary's Basilica, Bengaluru]].}} followed by [[Our Lady of Lourdes]], [[Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major|Our Lady of Snows]], [[Our Lady of the Rosary]], [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]], [[Our Lady of Graces]] and [[Assumption of Mary]], all of which have two basilicas each. [[Our Lady of Sorrows|Our Lady of Dolours]], [[Virgin of Mercy|Our Lady of Ransom]], [[Our Lady of Peace]], [[Our Lady of Perpetual Help]] and [[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God|Divine Motherhood]] have one basilica each. [[Thomas the Apostle|Saint Thomas the Apostle]] is the patron of two basilicas, both in [[Chennai]]—one being [[Parangimalai|the place of his martyrdom]] and [[St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai|the other his burial]]. Saints [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]], [[Andrew the Apostle]], [[Saint Sebastian|Sebastian]], [[Saint Lawrence|Lawrence]], [[Saint George|George]], [[Anthony of Padua]], [[Teresa of Ávila|Teresa of Avila]], and [[John de Britto]] each have one basilica. [[Pondicherry]]'s [[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry|Sacred Heart Basilica]] is the only basilica in Asia dedicated to the [[Sacred Heart|Sacred Heart of Jesus]].
 
==List==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!Sr. No.!!City/Municipality!!State!!class="unsortable"|Basilica!!Date of Designation!!Rite!!class="unsortable"|Image
!Sr. No.!! class="unsortable" |Basilica!!City/Locality, District!!State
!Ecclesiastical jurisdiction!!Date of Designation!![[Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites|Particular church]]!!class="unsortable"|Image
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|1||[[Goa Velha]]||[[Goa]]||[[Basilica of Bom Jesus]]||1946-01-11||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Goa Velha Basilica Bom Jesus.jpg|100px]]
|1||[[Basilica of Bom Jesus]]||[[Old Goa]], [[Goa Velha]], [[North Goa district]]||[[Goa]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]]||1946-01-11||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Bom Jesus, old goa (cropped).JPG|100x100px]]
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|2||[[Mumbai]]||[[Maharashtra]]||[[Mount Mary Church, Bandra|Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra (Mount Mary Church)]]||1954-10-04||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Mount Mary Church, Bandra 2.jpg|100px]]
|2||[[Mount Mary Church, Bandra|Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount (Mount Mary Church)]]||[[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]] [[Mumbai Suburban district|Suburban district]]||[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay|Archdiocese of Bombay]]||1954-10-04||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Mount mary church.jpg|100x100px]]
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|3||[[Chennai]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[San Thome Basilica]]||1956-03-16||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Santhome Basilica.jpg|100px]]
|3||[[St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai|National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica (San Thome Church)]]||[[Santhome]], [[Mylapore]], [[Chennai]] [[Chennai district|district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore]]||1956-03-16||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Santhome Basilica.jpg|100px]]
|-
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|4||[[Sardhana]]||[[Uttar Pradesh]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Graces]]||1961-12-13||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Sardhana, Basilica of Our Lady of Graces.JPG|100px]]
|4||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Graces]]||[[Sardhana]], [[Meerut district]]||[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Meerut|Diocese of Meerut]]||1961-12-13||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Front Facade of Basilica of Our Lady of Graces.jpg|100x100px]]
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|5||[[Velankanni Town|Velankanni]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]||1962-11-03||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Vailankanni Basilica1.jpg|100px]]
|5||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]||[[Velankanni Town|Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore|Diocese of Tanjore]]||1962-11-03||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Velankanni.jpg|100x100px]]
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|6||[[Bangalore]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St Mary's Basilica, Shivajinagar]]||1973-09-02||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Mary's Basilica Bangalore.jpg|100px]]
|6||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore|St Mary's Basilica]]||[[Shivajinagar, Bengaluru|Shivajinagar]], [[Bengaluru]] [[Bengaluru Urban district|Urban district]]||[[Karnataka]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bengaluru|Archdiocese of Bengaluru]]||1973-09-02||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Marys Basilica Bangalore2.jpg|133x133px]]
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|7||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam|St Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam]]<ref name="syro"/>||1974-03-20||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||
|7||[[St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam|St Mary's Cathedral Basilica]]||[[Ernakulam]], [[Kochi]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly|Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly]]||1974-03-20||[[Syro-Malabar Church]]||[[File:St Mary's Syro Malabar Basilica.jpg|104x104px]]
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|8||[[Thoothukudi]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Our Lady of Snows Basilica|Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica]]||1982-07-30||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Our lady of snows basilica.JPG|100px]]
|8||[[Our Lady of Snows Basilica|Basilica of Our Lady of Snows (Panimaya Madha Basilica)]]||[[Thoothukudi]], [[Thoothukudi district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin|Diocese of Tuticorin]]||1982-07-30||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Snows - FRONT VIEW.jpg|100x100px]]
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|9||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica]]||1984-08-23||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|9||[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica|Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica (Kottepalli)]]||[[Fort Kochi|Fort Cochin]], [[Kochi]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin|Diocese of Cochin]]||1984-08-23||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Kathedralbasilika Santa Cruz 2018-04-04a.jpg|117x117px]]
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|10||[[Bandel]]||[[West Bengal]]||[[Bandel Church|Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary]]||1988-11-25||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Bandel Basilica, Hooghly (West-Bengal).jpg|100px]]
|10||[[Basilica of the Holy Rosary, Bandel|Basilica of the Holy Rosary]]||[[Bandel]], [[Hooghly district]]||[[West Bengal]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta|Archdiocese of Calcutta]]||1988-11-25||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:The Basilica of the Holy Rosary in Bandel West Bengal India.jpg|100x100px]]
|-
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|11||[[Thrissur]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours]]<ref name="syro" />||1992-04-25||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours.jpg|100px]]
|11||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours]]||[[Thrissur]], [[Thrissur district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Trichur|Archeparchy of Thrissur]]||1992-04-25||[[Syro-Malabar Church]]||[[File:DPP 017 by Joseph Lazer.JPG|123x123px]]
|-
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|12||[[Thiruvaiyaru]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Poondi Madha Basilica|Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi (Poondi Madha Basilica)]]||1999-08-03||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:PoondiMathaBasilica.JPG|100px]]
|12||[[Poondi Madha Basilica|Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes (Poondi Madha Basilica)]]||Poondi, [[Thirukattupalli]], [[Thanjavur district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam|Diocese of Kumbakonam]]||1999-08-03||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Poondi Madha Basilica 11.jpg|100x100px]]
|-
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|13||[[Ranchi]]||[[Jharkhand]]||[[Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady|Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady, Raja Ulhatu]]||2004-11-30||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|13||[[Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady]]||Ulatu, [[Ranchi district]]||[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi]]||2004-11-30||[[Latin Church]]||
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|14||[[Kochi, India|Kochi]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Vallarpadam Church|Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam (National Shrine)]]||2004-12-01||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadom-Ernakulam.jpg |100px]]
|14||[[National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam|National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom]]||[[Vallarpadam]], [[Kochi]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly]]||2004-12-01||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Our Lady of Ransom Basilica, Vallarpadam (2).jpg|150x150px]]
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|15||[[Tiruchirapalli]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli|Basilica of the Holy Redeemer]]||2006-10-12||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|15||[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirapalli|Basilica of the Holy Redeemer and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help]]||[[Palakkarai]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Tiruchirappalli district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirapalli|Diocese of Tiruchirapalli]]||2006-10-12||[[Latin Church]]||
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|16||[[Thiruvananthapuram]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica|Pro-Cathedral of St Mary Queen of Peace]]<ref>[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082720/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/11/stories/2008111159810300.htm "Pro-cathedral gets basilica status", ''The Hindu'', 11 November 2008]</ref>||2008-10-13||[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church|Syro-Malankara]]||[[File:Queenofpeacebasilica.jpg|100px]]
|16||[[St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica]]||[[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram|Palayam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] [[Thiruvananthapuram district|district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum|Major Archeparchy of Thirvuvananthapuram]]||2008-10-13||[[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]||[[File:Queenofpeacebasilica.jpg|100px]]
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|17||[[Secunderabad]]||[[Telangana]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad]]||2008-11-07||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad.JPG|100px]]
|17||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad|Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (St. Mary's Church)]]||[[Secunderabad]], [[Hyderabad|Hyderabad district]]||[[Telangana]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad|Archdiocese of Hyderabad]]||2008-11-07||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Secunderabad.JPG|100px]]
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|18||[[Angamaly]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. George Basilica, Angamaly|St. George Basilica]]<ref name="syro">[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]]</ref>||2009-06-24||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:St george Basilica church Angamaly.JPG|100px]]
|18||[[St. George Basilica, Angamaly|St. George's Basilica]]||[[Angamaly]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam–Angamaly|Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly]]||2009-06-24||[[Syro-Malabar Church]]||[[File:St. George Bascilica Church.jpg|127x127px]]
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|19||[[Alleppey, India|Alleppey]]||[[Kerala]]||[[St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal|St Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal]]<ref>Staff Reporter [https://web.archive.org/web/20101015045642/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/12/stories/2010101260470300.htm "Arthunkal church declared basilica"], ''The Hindu'', October 12, 2010, accessed December 27, 2010.</ref>||2010-07-09||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Andrew's Forane Church of Arthunkal.jpg|100px]]
|19||[[St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal|St Andrew's Basilica and St. Sebastian's International Shrine]]||[[Arthunkal]], [[Cherthala]],[[Alappuzha district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Alleppey|Diocese of Allepey]]||2010-07-09||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Andrew's Forane Church of Arthunkal.jpg|100px]]
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|20||[[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]||[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]||[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]]||2011-06-24||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Puducherry Sacred Heart Cathedral 2.JPG|100px]]
|20||[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry|Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]]||[[Pondicherry]], [[Puducherry district]]||[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore]]||2011-06-24||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Sacred Heart - Basilica.JPG|133x133px]]
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|21||[[Pallippuram, Ernakulam]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram]]<ref>Staff Reporter [http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article3830988.ece "Basilica status for Pallippuram church"], ''The Hindu'', August 28, 2012, accessed August 29, 2012</ref>||2012-08-27||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Manjumathachurch.jpg|100px]]
|21||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram|Basilica of Our Lady of Snows]]||[[Pallippuram, Ernakulam|Pallippuram]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram|Diocese of Kottapuram]]||2012-08-27||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Snows - DURING EVENING TIME.jpg|150x150px]]
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|22||[[Karkala]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Lawrence Shrine]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Pope-elevates-St-Lawrence-Church-to-a-minor-Basilica/articleshow/52377416.cms|title = Pope elevates St Lawrence Church to a minor Basilica &#124; Bengaluru News - Times of India}}</ref>||2016-08-01||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:St. Lawrence Shrine (Karkala).jpg|100px]]
|22||[[St. Lawrence Shrine|St. Lawrence's Basilica]]||[[Attur, Udupi|Attur]], [[Karkala]], [[Udupi district]]||[[Karnataka]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Udupi|Diocese of Udupi]]||2016-08-01||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Lawrence Shrine (Karkala).jpg|100x100px]]
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|23||[[Champakulam]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Kalloorkadu St. Mary's Basilica Champakulam]]||2016-11-27||[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church|Syro-Malabar]]||[[File:Champakulam_Valia_Palli_River_Pampa.jpg|100px]]
|23||[[Kalloorkadu St. Mary's Basilica Champakulam|St. Mary's Basilica]]||[[Champakulam]], [[Alappuzha district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanacherry|Archeparchy of Changanacherry]]||2016-11-27||[[Syro-Malabar Church]]||[[File:Champakulam St. Mary's Basilica3.jpg|133x133px]]
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|24||[[Coimbatore]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Karumathampatti]]||2019-7-22||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|24||[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Karumathampatti|Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary]]||[[Karumathampatti]], [[Coimbatore district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore|Diocese of Coimbatore]]||2019-07-22||[[Latin Church]]||
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|25||[[Harihar]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar]] || 2019-9-18 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|25||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Health, Harihar|Basilica of Our Lady of Health]]||[[Harihar]], [[Davanagere district]]||[[Karnataka]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimoga|Diocese of Shimoga]]|| 2019-09-18 ||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Harihara church photo.jpg|100px]]
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|26||[[Doranahalli]]||[[Karnataka]]||[[St. Anthony's Basilica, Dornahalli]] || 2019-10-17 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||
|26||[[St. Anthony's Basilica, Dornahalli|St. Anthony's Basilica]]||[[Doranahalli|Dornahalli]], [[Mandya district]]||[[Karnataka]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mysore|Diocese of Mysore]]|| 2019-10-17 ||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Anthony's Minor Basilica, Doranahalli.jpg|100x100px]]
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|27||[[Mulagumudu]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Mulagumoodu]]|| 2020-06-09 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Mulagumudu Basilica-sep 2020.jpg|100px]]
|27||[[St. Mary's Basilica, Mulagumoodu|St. Mary's Basilica]]||[[Mulagumudu]], [[Kanyakumari district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai]]|| 2020-06-09 ||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Mulagumudu Basilica-sep 2020.jpg|100px]]
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|28||[[Varapuzha]]||[[Kerala]]||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph, Varapuzha]]|| 2020-12-11 ||[[Latin Church|Latin]]||[[File:Varapuzha Church, Former Cathedral 2019-07-30.jpg|100px]]
|28||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph, Varapuzha|Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph]]||[[Varapuzha]], [[Ernakulam district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly]]|| 2020-12-11 ||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St-Joseph-church-varapuzha Island.jpg|100x100px]]
|-  
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|29||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption, Kamanayakkanpatti|Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption]]||[[Kamanayakkanpatti]], [[Thoothukudi district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Palayamkottai|Diocese of Palayamkottai]]||2023-08-15||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption, Kamanayakkanpatti.jpg|107x107px]]
|-
|30 ||[[Basilica of St. John de Britto|St. Jon de Brittos' Basilica]]||[[Oriyur]], [[Ramanathapuram district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai|Diocese of Sivagangai]]||2023-12-05||[[Latin Church]]||
|-
|31 ||[[St. Teresa's Shrine, Mahé|St. Teresa's Basilica]]||[[Mahé, India|Mahe]], [[Mahe district]]||[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calicut|Archdiocese of Calicut]]||2024-02-24||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Theresa Shrine, Mahe.jpg|100x100px]]
|-
|32||[[Mount Carmel Church, Munnar|Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel]]
|[[Munnar]], [[Idukki district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram|Diocese of Vijayapuram]]||2024-05-25||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:Munnar Mount Carmel Church - മൂന്നാർ മൗണ്ട് കാർമൽ പള്ളി-3.JPG|100px]]
|-
|33
|[[Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Grace]]
|[[Mokama]], [[Patna district]]
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna|Archdiocese of Patna]]
|2025-01-24
|[[Latin Church]]
|
|-
|34||[[Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Chemperi|Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes]]||[[Chemperi]], [[Kannur district]]||[[Kerala]]
|[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Tellicherry|Archeparchy of Tellicherry]]||2024-08-14||[[Syro-Malabar Church]]
|
|-
|35||[[St. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica]]||[[Parangimalai]], [[St.Thomas Mount-cum-Pallavaram|St. Thomas Mount]], [[Chennai district]]||[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Chingleput|Diocese of Chingleput]]||2025-07-03||[[Latin Church]]||[[File:St. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica.jpg|100px]]
|-
|}
|}
==Maps==
{{location map+ |India Kerala |float=left |width=400 |caption=Locations of the 12 basilicas across the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Kerala]] and the [[Mahe district]] of Puducherry: {{bullet list|Yellow dots indicate the [[Latin Church|Latin-rite]] Roman Catholic basilicas|Red dots are the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic]] basilicas|Black dot is the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic]] basilica}}
|places=
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=9.983|N|long=76.275|E |label=[[St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam|St. Mary's ]]|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=9.965|N|long=76.243|E|label=[[Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi|Santa Cruz]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=10.521|N|long=76.218|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours, Thrissur|Our Lady of Dolours]]|position=top|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=9.99|N|long=76.25|E|label={{nowrap|[[National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam|Our Lady of Ransom]]}}|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=8.503|N|long=76.95|E|label={{nowrap|[[St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica|St. Mary, Queen of Peace]]}}|position=left|mark=Black pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=10.1906|N|long=76.3828|E|label=[[St. George Syro-Malabar Basilica, Angamaly|St. George]]|position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=9.6611|N|long=76.3004|E|label=[[St. Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal|St. Andrew]]|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=10.167483|N|long=76.182809|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Pallippuram|Our Lady of Snows]]|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=9.409167|N|long=76.411111|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of St. Mary, Champakulam|St. Mary's]]}}|position=left|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=10.074338|N|long=76.271362|E|label={{nowrap|[[Varapuzha Basilica|Mount Carmel & St. Joseph]]}}|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=10.088163|N|long=77.059032|E|label=[[Mount Carmel Church, Munnar|Mount Carmel]]|position=right|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala |lat=12.094036|N|long=75.542343|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Chemperi|Our Lady of Lourdes]]|position=top|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Kerala|lat=11.701111|N|long=75.536667|E|label=[[St. Teresa's Shrine, Mahé|St. Teresa of Avila]]|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
}}
{{location map+ |India Tamil Nadu |float=right |width=400 |caption=Locations of the 11 basilicas in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Pondicherry]]
|places=
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu |lat=13.033611|N|long=80.2778|E|label=[[St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai|San Thome]]|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu  |lat=10.68|N|long=79.849722|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health|Our Lady of Good Health]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu  |lat=8.799444|N|long=78.156389|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi|Our Lady of Snows]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu |lat=13.007806|N|long=80.1925|E|label=[[Parangimalai|St. Thomas Mount]]|position=bottom|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu |lat=9.078448|N|long=77.933291|E|label=[[Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption, Kamanayakkanpatti|Our Lady of Assumption]]|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu |lat=9.850703|N|long=79.049563|E|label= [[Basilica of St. John de Britto|St. John de Britto]]|position=right|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu  |lat=8.263481|long=77.28619|label=[[St. Mary's Basilica, Mulagumoodu|St. Mary's]]|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu  |lat=11.108485|N|long=77.182178|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Karumathampatti|Our Lady of the Holy Rosary]]}}|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu  |lat=10.8103|N|long=78.698|E|label=[[Basilica of the Holy Redeemer, Tiruchirappalli|Holy Redeemer]]|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu |lat=10.864|N|long=78.941389|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes (Poondi)|Our Lady of Lourdes]]}}|position=top|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
{{location map~ |India Tamil Nadu|lat=11.92626|N|long=79.82704|E|label={{nowrap|[[Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry|Sacred Heart]]}}|position=left|mark=Yellow ffff00 pog.svg}}
}}
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of Catholic bishops of India]]
*[[List of Catholic bishops of India]]
*[[List of Catholic Churches in India]]
*[[List of Catholic Churches in India]]
== Footnotes ==
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/basINX.htm List of Indian basilicas from GCatholic.org]
*[https://www.gcatholic.org/churches/data/basINX.htm List of Indian basilicas from GCatholic.org]
*[http://www.come2india.org/indian-basilicas.html List of all Basilicas in India] from Notes on India
*[https://www.come2india.org/indian-basilicas.html List of all Basilicas in India] from Notes on India


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Latest revision as of 00:24, 19 March 2026


This is the complete list of all the Basilicas in India. With 35 Indian churches officially designated as basilicas by the Holy See of the Catholic Church, India is the country with the most basilicas in Asia. The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa is the first church in India to be designated as a basilica, decreed by Pope Pius XII in 1946. Every pope since then has raised at least one Indian church to the status of a basilica, except Pope John Paul I, owing to his brief reign.

The southern tip of India (states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the union territory of Puducherry) possesses 24 of the country's 35 basilicas. The above map depicts the locations of the 11 basilicas in the remaining India.

The Basilica is a title given to certain Catholic churches. By canon law of the church, no church can be honoured with the title unless by an apostolic grant or from immemorial custom.[1] The title is bestowed upon churches that are considered culturally significant, functioning as an important place of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion, such as to a saint or a Marian apparition. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and minor basilicas. Today, only four churches, all in Rome, are classified as major basilicas: St. John Lateran, St. Peter, St, Paul outside the Walls, and St. Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas, including all the 35 basilicas in India, are minor basilicas.

A vast majority of India's basilicas are located in South India. Twenty-nine basilicas belong to the Latin Church, five to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and one to the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Amongst the states of India, Kerala hosts the highest number of basilicas at 12, containing all of the six non-Latin basilicas, while Tamil Nadu ranks second with 10 basilicas, followed by Karnataka with four and the union territory of Pondicherry with two. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective states or union territories. Amongst the districts of India, Kerala's Ernakulam district has the most basilicas (6); Kerala's Alappuzha district, and Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi and Chennai districts all rank second with two basilicas each. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly and the Syro Malabar Catholic Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly are the only catholic jurisdictions of India to host multiple basilicas (2 each).

Twenty-four of the basilicas are dedicated to Saint Mary. Three basilicas are dedicated to the Marian title Our Lady of Good Health,[note 1] followed by Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Snows, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of Graces and Assumption of Mary, all of which have two basilicas each. Our Lady of Dolours, Our Lady of Ransom, Our Lady of Peace, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Divine Motherhood have one basilica each. Saint Thomas the Apostle is the patron of two basilicas, both in Chennai—one being the place of his martyrdom and the other his burial. Saints Joseph, Andrew the Apostle, Sebastian, Lawrence, George, Anthony of Padua, Teresa of Avila, and John de Britto each have one basilica. Pondicherry's Sacred Heart Basilica is the only basilica in Asia dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

List[edit | edit source]

Sr. No. Basilica City/Locality, District State Ecclesiastical jurisdiction Date of Designation Particular church Image
1 Basilica of Bom Jesus Old Goa, Goa Velha, North Goa district Goa Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman 1946-01-11 Latin Church
2 Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount (Mount Mary Church) Bandra, Mumbai Suburban district Maharashtra Archdiocese of Bombay 1954-10-04 Latin Church
3 National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica (San Thome Church) Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai district Tamil Nadu Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore 1956-03-16 Latin Church
4 Basilica of Our Lady of Graces Sardhana, Meerut district Uttar Pradesh Diocese of Meerut 1961-12-13 Latin Church
5 Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health Velankanni, Nagapattinam district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Tanjore 1962-11-03 Latin Church
6 St Mary's Basilica Shivajinagar, Bengaluru Urban district Karnataka Archdiocese of Bengaluru 1973-09-02 Latin Church
7 St Mary's Cathedral Basilica Ernakulam, Kochi, Ernakulam district Kerala Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly 1974-03-20 Syro-Malabar Church
8 Basilica of Our Lady of Snows (Panimaya Madha Basilica) Thoothukudi, Thoothukudi district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Tuticorin 1982-07-30 Latin Church
9 Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica (Kottepalli) Fort Cochin, Kochi, Ernakulam district Kerala Diocese of Cochin 1984-08-23 Latin Church
10 Basilica of the Holy Rosary Bandel, Hooghly district West Bengal Archdiocese of Calcutta 1988-11-25 Latin Church
11 Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours Thrissur, Thrissur district Kerala Archeparchy of Thrissur 1992-04-25 Syro-Malabar Church
12 Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes (Poondi Madha Basilica) Poondi, Thirukattupalli, Thanjavur district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Kumbakonam 1999-08-03 Latin Church
13 Basilica of the Divine Motherhood of Our Lady Ulatu, Ranchi district Jharkhand Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi 2004-11-30 Latin Church
14 National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom Vallarpadam, Kochi, Ernakulam district Kerala Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly 2004-12-01 Latin Church
15 Basilica of the Holy Redeemer and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Palakkarai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirappalli district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Tiruchirapalli 2006-10-12 Latin Church
16 St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram district Kerala Major Archeparchy of Thirvuvananthapuram 2008-10-13 Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
17 Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (St. Mary's Church) Secunderabad, Hyderabad district Telangana Archdiocese of Hyderabad 2008-11-07 Latin Church
18 St. George's Basilica Angamaly, Ernakulam district Kerala Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly 2009-06-24 Syro-Malabar Church
19 St Andrew's Basilica and St. Sebastian's International Shrine Arthunkal, Cherthala,Alappuzha district Kerala Diocese of Allepey 2010-07-09 Latin Church
20 Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Pondicherry, Puducherry district Puducherry Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore 2011-06-24 Latin Church
21 Basilica of Our Lady of Snows Pallippuram, Ernakulam district Kerala Diocese of Kottapuram 2012-08-27 Latin Church
22 St. Lawrence's Basilica Attur, Karkala, Udupi district Karnataka Diocese of Udupi 2016-08-01 Latin Church
23 St. Mary's Basilica Champakulam, Alappuzha district Kerala Archeparchy of Changanacherry 2016-11-27 Syro-Malabar Church
24 Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Karumathampatti, Coimbatore district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Coimbatore 2019-07-22 Latin Church
25 Basilica of Our Lady of Health Harihar, Davanagere district Karnataka Diocese of Shimoga 2019-09-18 Latin Church
26 St. Anthony's Basilica Dornahalli, Mandya district Karnataka Diocese of Mysore 2019-10-17 Latin Church
27 St. Mary's Basilica Mulagumudu, Kanyakumari district Tamil Nadu Roman Catholic Diocese of Kuzhithurai 2020-06-09 Latin Church
28 Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph Varapuzha, Ernakulam district Kerala Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Verapoly 2020-12-11 Latin Church
29 Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption Kamanayakkanpatti, Thoothukudi district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Palayamkottai 2023-08-15 Latin Church
30 St. Jon de Brittos' Basilica Oriyur, Ramanathapuram district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Sivagangai 2023-12-05 Latin Church
31 St. Teresa's Basilica Mahe, Mahe district Puducherry Archdiocese of Calicut 2024-02-24 Latin Church
32 Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Munnar, Idukki district Kerala Diocese of Vijayapuram 2024-05-25 Latin Church
33 Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Grace Mokama, Patna district Bihar Archdiocese of Patna 2025-01-24 Latin Church
34 Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes Chemperi, Kannur district Kerala Archeparchy of Tellicherry 2024-08-14 Syro-Malabar Church
35 St. Thomas Mount National Shrine Basilica Parangimalai, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai district Tamil Nadu Diocese of Chingleput 2025-07-03 Latin Church

Maps[edit | edit source]

Locations of the 12 basilicas across the Indian state of Kerala and the Mahe district of Puducherry:
Locations of the 11 basilicas in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry

See also[edit | edit source]

Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Beside the Velankanni and Harihar basilicas, Our Lady of Good Health is also the patron of St. Mary's Basilica, Bengaluru.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Robert F. McNamara, Minor Basilicas in the United States

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