The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica (also known as Kotta Palli) at Fort Kochi, Kochi, is one of the nine basilicas in India. The architecture is Gothic style.
| Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica | |
|---|---|
| Basílica Catedral da Santa Cruz | |
 Front of the basilica | |
  Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica | |
| 9°57′54″N 76°14′35″E / 9.965°N 76.243°E | |
| Location |  , Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (Latin) |
| Website | www.santacruzcathedralbasilica.org www.dioceseofcochin.org |
| History | |
| Status | Basilica |
| Founded | 3 May 1505 |
| Founder(s) | Francisco de Almeida |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Province | Verapoly |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Verapoly |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cochin |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Joseph Kalathiparambil |
| Bishop(s) | Joseph Kariyil |
The basilica serves as the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cochin.
It was originally built by the Portuguese and became a cathedral in 1558. Later the British demolished the structure and João Gomes Ferreira [pt] commissioned a new building in 1887 which was consecrated in 1905 and became a basilica in 1984.
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