Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry. The church is also known as Samba Kovil, which is a phonetic corruption of "Saint Paul's Kovil" where "Kovil" means church.
Front view of the cathedral with Sacred Heart of Jesus statue visible.
Nave
Central altar of the church with the bishop's cathedra visible on the right hand side covered with a green cloth
Right side Altar for Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, renovated during the year of Faith
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore is a Latin metropolitan see of the Catholic Church of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, The Mother Church of the Archdiocese
Image: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry Cuddalore