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St Bartholomew's Church (Chorão Island)

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St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Chorão
St Bartholomew's Church, Chorão
15°32′53″N 73°52′44″E / 15.548°N 73.879°E
Location Chorão, Goa
Country India
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Church
Founded 1569
Dedication Saint Bartholomew
Architecture
Style Baroque
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

St Bartholomew's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Chorão, Goa, India. The Parish of St. Bartholomeu is made up of the villages of Caraim and the Passo de Ambarim. Its boundaries are the river of Mapusa to its north and west; on the opposite side of the river the parishes of Aldona and Pomburpa; the parish of Our Lady of Grace Church to the south and the river Naroa with the Parish of Pedade on the Island of Divar to its east.[1][2]

History

The Church of St. Bartholomeu was built in the year 1569 by the religious of the Society of Jesus and handed over to the diocesan clergy in 1597.[3]

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