Parishes with Population
The population is taken from the Catholic Directory of the
Archdiocese of Bombay for 1936-37. As stated therein complete accuracy is not
vouched for. It should be noted that the population is not all East Indian.
Bombay City
Vicar Forane Very Rev. D. Remedious
Cathedral, Our Lady of Hope 790
St. Annes Mazagon 4780
Gloria, Byculla 8342
St. Ignatius, Jacob
Circle 2600
N. S. Saude Cavel 159
St. Joesephs Colaba 488
St.
Francis Xavier, Dabul 18405
Salvacao, Dadar 7056
Holy Name, Fort 3600
St. Michaels Mahim 2500
Victoria, Mahim 1200
Rosary, Mazagaon 1502
Holy Cross, Parel 2882
Total Bombay 54304
District of East Salsette
Vicar Forane Very Rev.
Stanislaus Fonseca, Bandra
Our Lady of Lourdes,
Kalyan 532
Our Lady of Egypt,
Kolhe Kalyan 1912
Our Lady of carmel,
Korlai (Chaul) 421
Holy Cross, Kurla 2424
St. Anthony of Lisbon,
Mani 163
St.
John the Evangelist, Marol 1575
St. Sebastian, Maroli 378
Our Lady of Health,
Sahar 673
St.
John the Baptist, Thana 1515
Our Lady of the Purification,
Uran 337
St. Joeseph, Vikroli 593
Total East
Salsette 10523
District of West Salsette
Vicar Forane Very Rev. D. De
Sa, Bandra
Our Lady of the Sea, Aldea Mar 541
St. Blasé, Amboli 2050
St. Andrews, Bandra 5539
St. Peters, Bandra 2533
Our Lady of Carmel,
Bandra 3126
St. Joeseph, Juhu 971
The Assumption, Kandivli 273
St. Anthony, Malvani 943
The Immaculate Conception, Mount
Poinsur 142
N. S. Dos Remedios, Poinsor 301
Holy Cross, Santa
Cruz 1,197
Out Lady of Lourdes,
Valnai 444
Out Lady of Health, Versova 1882
Total West
Salsette 19942
Total Salsette 30465
District of Dharavi
Vicar Forane Very Rev.
A. F. Athaide, Uttan
Our Lady of Nazareth,
Bhayandar 936
Out Lady of Bethlem,
Dongri 1744
Holy Magi, Gorai and
Culvem
Chapel of Sacred Heart,
Culvem 1929
N. S. do Sucorro, Manori
1194
Our Lady of Health, Utan 2869
Total Dharavi 8674
Total Salsette and
Dharavi 39139
District of South
Bassein
Vicar Forane Very
Rev.P.J. DeLima, Sandore
N. S. Dos Remedios,
Douli 1324
St.
Fr. Xavier, Guiriz 1306
St. Peter, Kolivada 1639
St.Michael, Manikpur 1882
Mai de Deus, Pali 1446
Out Lady of Grace, Papdi 2404
St.Thomas the Apostle
Sandore 2875
N. S. Dos Merces 1382
Total South
Bassein 14258
District of North
Bassein
Vicar Forane Very Rev.
L. A. Pereira, Nandakal
St. James the Greater,
Agashi 1690
St. Peter, Arnala 770
The Holy Ghost, Nandakal
3700
Holy Cross, Nirmal 8500
Total North
Bassein 14660
Total Bassein 28918
Grand total 122361
