Cathedral of the Holy Name, Gothic Revival cathedral in Colaba, Mumbai, India

The Cathedral of the Holy Name is a Gothic Revival cathedral in Colaba, South Mumbai, built in 1905 and made a cathedral in 1964. Its interior has a vaulted nave with pointed arches, slender columns carrying the arcade, and orange-painted vaults and upper walls with figures and patterns. Tall pointed stained-glass windows line the walls, statues stand on pedestals along the columns, and wooden pews lead to an altar with a green frontal.

The building was constructed in the early 20th century, when Colaba was home to one of the city's most active Catholic communities. It became a cathedral in 1964 when the Diocese of Bombay was restructured and the church was given its current role.

The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Bombay, the head of the Archdiocese of Bombay, and shares the city's cathedral status with the Anglican St Thomas Cathedral. The parish has seen its congregation fall from 15,000 to 5,000 by 2006. It stands within the grounds of Holy Name High School, founded in 1939.

The cathedral sits in Colaba, one of the most accessible neighborhoods in South Mumbai, and is easy to reach by taxi, auto-rickshaw, or on foot from the main tourist areas. Visiting outside of Mass times gives you a better chance to walk through the interior without interruption.

When the plague swept through Mumbai in the early 20th century, the church opened its doors to people in need and distributed food in the surrounding area. That period of aid is still remembered by the local community and shaped how the institution was seen in the city.