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=== Locating Church Records  ===
=== Locating Church Records  ===
To find an ancestor in church records, it helps to know his religion and the parish where he lived. The Imperial Gazetteer may help you find the parish. See the "[[India Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section of this Wiki for information about the gazetteer and for other help in finding a parish.  
To find an ancestor in church records, it helps to know his religion and the parish where he lived. The Imperial Gazetteer may help you find the parish. See the "[[India Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section of this Wiki for information about the gazetteer and for other help in finding a parish.  


More than 200,000 transcriptions of indexes to church records are available on [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php FIBIS Families in British India Society] and [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ India Office Family History Search]. All of the church record transcriptions and indexes have been microfilmed and are available on microfilm at the Family History Library ([http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=LDS_Microfilms_of_Church_registers_in_India direct link to a list of FHL Microfilms of Church registers in India]). They can be found by using the Place Search for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=187&query=%2Bplace%3AIndia&subjectsOpen=431655-50 India - Church Records].
More than 200,000 transcriptions of indexes to church records are available on [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/index.php FIBIS Families in British India Society] and [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ India Office Family History Search]. All of the church record transcriptions and indexes have been microfilmed and are available on microfilm at the Family History Library ([http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=LDS_Microfilms_of_Church_registers_in_India direct link to a list of FHL Microfilms of Church registers in India]). They can be found by using the Place Search for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=187&query=%2Bplace%3AIndia&subjectsOpen=431655-50 India - Church Records].
==== Church of North India (Anglican) ====
The Church of North India is comprised of seven diocese: Calcutta, Mumbai, Chotanagpur, Lucknow, Nagpur, North East India, and Nasik. The church was formed by the union of the Church of England in India, the Church of Pakistan, and the Church of South India. It includes all of the states and Union Territories of India with the exception of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.
The Diocese of Mumbai covers the entire state of Gujarat, as well as parts of the states of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.<ref>The Bombay Diocesan Trust Association Pvt Ltd. ''Churches'' http://thebdtapvtltd.org/churches accessed 7 April 2020.</ref><ref>The Bombay Diocesan Trust Association Pvt Ltd. ''Properties'' https://www.bdtapvtltd.org/properties.htm accessed 7 April 2020.</ref> During the Bombay Presidency (1843 to 1936), it also included Anglican churches in what is now [[Yemen Genealogy|Yemen]]. The seat of the bishop is located at St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Church !! Saint !! Also Known As !! Location !! Established
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| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Bijapur ||
|-
| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Dharwar || 1888
|-
| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Kirkee || 1869
|-
| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Lonavala || 1903
|-
| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Malabar Hill, Mumbai || 1891
|-
| All Saints Church ||  ||  || Kolhapur ||
|-
| Anscesion Church ||  ||  || Deshpandenagar, Hubli || 1905
|-
| Ascension Church ||  ||  || Hubli || 1905
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Ahmedabad ||
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Byculla || 1837
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Deesa ||
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Karwar ||
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Lusadia Village || 1904
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Mahableshwar || 1842
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Rajkot || 1842
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Surat || 1820
|-
| Christ Church ||  ||  || Ahmednagar ||
|-
| Christ Church  ||  ||  || Steamer Point Aden (Yemen) ||
|-
| Church Mission House ||  ||  || Mumbai ||
|-
| Church of Good Sheperd ||  ||  || Ranibennur ||
|-
| Church of Holy Angels ||  ||  || Rasta Peth, Pune || 1883
|-
| Church of Holy Name ||  ||  || Hubli, Dharwar ||
|-
| Church of Holy Name ||  ||  || Guruwar Peth, Pune || 1883
|-
| Church of Sholapur ||  || Epiphany Church || Sholapur ||
|-
| Church of St Mary the Virgin || Mary the Virgin ||  || Castel rock  || 1926
|-
| Church of the Good Sheperd ||  ||  || Dharwar || 1888
|-
| Church of the Resurrection ||  ||  || Betgari, Dharwar ||
|-
| Emmanuel Church ||  ||  || Mumbai || 1869
|-
| Garrison Church ||  ||  || Ghorpadi, Pune || 1866
|-
| Holy Cross Church ||  ||  || Mumbai || 1898
|-
| Holy Home University Settlement ||  ||  || Thane ||
|-
| Holy Nativity Church ||  ||  || Matunga || 1925
|-
| Holy Redeemer Church ||  ||  ||  Dadar || 1925
|-
| Holy Trinity Church ||  ||  || Purandar || 1865
|-
| Kadoli Church ||  ||  || Karoda, Kolhapur || 1906
|-
| Resurrection Church ||  ||  || Gadag || 1895
|-
| Seaman’s Institute Bombay ||  || Prince of Wales Seamen's Club || Ballard Estate, Mumbai ||
|-
| St Andrew’s Church || Andrew ||  || Agripada, Mumbai || 1916
|-
| St Andrew’s Church || Andrew ||  || Bhileda, Vijaynagar ||
|-
| St Andrew’s Church || Andrew ||  || Keshavpur, Hubli ||
|-
| St Christopher Church || Christopher ||  || Goa || 1837
|-
| St Christopher Church || Christopher ||  || Kalyan || 1837
|-
| St Crispin's Church || Crispin ||  || Pune || 1907
|-
| St Francis Church || Francis ||  || Panvel || 1992
|-
| St George’s Church || George ||  || Ahmedabad || 1882
|-
| St Georges Church || George ||  || Kaira || 1824
|-
| St James Church || James ||  || Baroda (Vadodara) || 1818
|-
| St James Church || James ||  || Thane || 1825
|-
| St John the Evangelist Church || John the Evangelist || The Afghan Church || Colaba  || 1824
|-
| St John’s Church Army United Church || John ||  || Colaba, Mumbai ||
|-
| St Mary’s Church || Mary ||  || Belgaum || 1869
|-
| St Mary’s Church || Mary ||  || Parel || 1884
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| St Mary's Church || Mary ||  || Kirkee || 1915
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| St Mary's Church || Mary ||  || Pune || 1821
|-
| St Mathew’s Church || Matthew ||  || Pune || 1893
|-
| St Matthias Church || Matthias ||  || Broach (Bharuch) ||
|-
| St Paul’s Church || Paul ||  || Pune || 1867
|-
| St Peter’s Church Pachgani || Peter ||  || Satara ||
|-
| St Saviour’s Church || Saviour ||  || Mount Abu || 1834
|-
| St Stephen’s Church || Stephen ||  || Bandra  || 1853
|-
| St Thomas Church || Thomas ||  || Satara || 1847
|-
| St. James' Church  || James ||  || Mount Abu (Rajasthan) ||
|-
| St. Mary's Church  || Mary ||  || Aden Crater (Yemen) ||
|-
| St. Thomas Cathedral || Thomas ||  || Mumbai || 1676
|-
| Umerkhadi Church ||  ||  || Mandvi, Mumbai ||
|}
== References  ==
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===Digital  Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog ===
===Digital  Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog ===
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