Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception
One of the oldest Catholic churches in Puducherry; the present building was completed in 1791, with a blue-and-white Jesuit-style façade.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located on Mission Street in the Tamil Quarter. Jesuits first built a church here in 1692. After being destroyed several times, the present building was completed in 1791. Its façade is blue and white in Jesuit Baroque style, and the interior is spacious and solemn. Next to it are a cemetery and missionaries' tombstones. Admission is free. It is worth a stop while strolling through the Tamil Quarter, and it is considered one of the city's three great churches along with the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Angels.
Opening hours
approx. 06:00–12:00, 16:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- White Town (French Quarter)
- Pondicherry Museum
- Manakula Vinayagar Temple
- Bharathi Park & Aayi Mandapam
- Our Lady of Angels Church
- Sri Aurobindo Ashram
- Promenade Beach (Rock Beach)
- Botanical Garden, Puducherry