St. Thomas Church | |
Fullname: | Igreja de São Tomás |
Pushpin Map: | Gujarat |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Map Caption: | Shown next to Gujarat |
Coordinates: | 20.7156°N 70.9893°W |
Location: | Diu Town |
Country: | India |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Status: | Museum (since 1992) |
Functional Status: | Semi-active |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II |
Architectural Type: | Church |
Style: | Baroque |
Years Built: | 1598 |
Groundbreaking: | 16th century |
Tower Quantity: | 2 |
Bells: | 2 |
Diocese: | Archdiocese of Goa and Daman |
Diocese Start: | 1533 |
Province: | Province of Diu |
Bishop: | Filipe Neri Ferrão |
St. Thomas' Church or Diu Museum in Diu, DNDD, India, is a church building built in the year 1598, under Bishop D. Aleixo Menezes.[1] It is one of three surviving church building in the town.
Due to the decline in the Christian population in Diu ever since the Invasion of 1961, the use this church building fell out of use.[2] It functioned as an Orphanage, Home for the Aged, Police Station before finally becoming a museum in 1992. Though secularized, the building is still owned by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.[3]