Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi, Roman Catholic cathedral in New Delhi, India

Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in New Delhi, located at the southern end of Connaught Place on Bhai Vir Singh Marg. The structure features white columns beneath a canopy roof and two towers with circular arched openings that rise above the building on either side of the entrance.

Franciscan Father Luke initiated the church, and in 1929 the Archbishop of Agra, Dr. E. Vanni, laid the foundation stone; building work itself began in 1930. Colonial officers of the British Empire financed the project, Sir Anthony de Mello gave the main marble altar, and the Archbishop of Agra presented a bell, vestments and altar furniture.

Masses are held in English, Malayalam and Hindi, reflecting the parish's mix of worshippers. The facade carries the Latin motto "AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM" above the portico, and the church is a Grade I NDMC heritage building. Good Friday is the parish's most important observance.

The cathedral shares a 14-acre compound near the south end of Bhai Vir Singh Marg with St. Columba's School and the Convent of Jesus and Mary. Enter from Bhai Vir Singh Marg, where the three ground-level arched doorways face the street. The cream towers and the pediment inscribed "AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM" mark the entrance from a distance.

Inside, a curved ceiling spans the space above polished stone floors, and a large fresco of The Last Supper behind the marble altar often goes unnoticed by visitors passing through. This artwork reveals fine details only visible when you pause to examine it closely.