Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Ooty
Entrance to Sacred Heart Cathedral
11°25′01″N 76°42′30″E / 11.41694°N 76.70833°E / 11.41694; 76.70833
CountryIndia
Language(s)Tamil and English
DenominationCatholic Church
TraditionLatin Church
Membership4,800
Websiteootydiocese.org
History
Former name(s)Church of the Sacred Heart
StatusCathedral on 3 July 1955
Founded1897 (128 years ago)
Consecrated28 February 1897
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ProvinceMadras and Mylapore
DioceseOotacamund
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rev. Dr. A. Amalraj

Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located near the Botanical Gardens in Ooty (Udhagamandalam) in the Nilgiris district, in Tamil Nadu in south India. Built in 1897, it is the second oldest Roman Catholic church in Ooty, the oldest being St. Mary's Church. It was designated a cathedral in 1955 when the Diocese of Ootacamund was created.