Gloria Church — Attraction in Mumbai

We, my dad - uncles - aunts - elder siblings - cousins and neighbours' kids, several generations, all went to Antonio D'Souza high school which is part of the Gloria Church premises.

The school at one time was an interschools' champion in sports - athletics, football, hockey and more with a strong bend towards moral, ethical, social, all round extra curricular - dramatics, elocution and so much more without diluting the circular drive for excellence.

The church, Gloria Church has extremely rich architecture, historical significance, and role in local social and cultural life till the over running of the school by the local non Christian population at the school. This church built in 1911 - 1913, was not just a place of worship but also embodied India's rich history of Christianity, dating back to the arrival of St. Thomas in 52 AD. Colonial influences, particularly from the Portuguese, architectural styles, blending European designs with our local craftsmanship.

There's so much more passed down to the local community that we all need to humbly be...

The Church is a place of worship so I don't think I am in a position to rate it up or down but I have a few things to say about the staff you manage this Church.

No one ever picks up the phone here. At least when I tried calling them.

Thus, to be baptized in this Church is a curse because no matter which part of the world you live in the people who issues baptism certificates from here believe you need to fly down here to pay your respects.

To make matters worst they want you to first come two days in advance to provide a letter requesting them asking for a baptism certificate and then want you to make another trip to pay a princely sum of ₹20/- and collect the certificate.

I can't imagine I am writing this review on Google when my Catholic Church is still in some prehistoric times.

For God's sake if any one from the Church is reading this... Please act fast...

Gloria Church (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Gloria) is built in 1911-13 on one of the oldest Roman Catholic church sites in Mumbai; its predecessor was built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632. The church is situated in the Byculla, Mumbai. The original Gloria Church, Nossa Senhora da Glória, was built in 1632 at the foot of the Mazagaon hill. This Franciscan church was funded by the De Souza e Lima family, who owned the Mazagaon island which they procured from the King of Portugal in 1572. The old church was demolished in 1911 and the present one, built at Byculla, was opened in 1913. The modern Gloria church was built in English Gothic Revival style. The church’s beauty has inspired many filmmakers to shoot their films on its premises.Prominent among them was Manmohan Desai’s Amar Akbar Anthony,...