Infant Jesus Church

Infant Jesus Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bangalore. Established in 1971, in Vivek Nagar location of Bangalore, the church is dedicated to Infant Jesus. It is referred to as the Infant Jesus Shrine and become built to commemorate the historical Infant Jesus of Prague; because then numerous miracles have been attributed to the shrine main to its growing recognition. A new church constructing adjacent to the vintage constructing turned into delivered in 2005. The basis of the Infant Jesus Church changed into laid on 18 April 1969, by Rev Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, the then Archbishop of Bangalore.

Thereafter, in May 1971, Rev. Fr. L. Peter after being appointed the first parish priest, added the statue of Infant Jesus from Sacred Heart Church, Bangalore and started a tent church on the site. The congregation persevered therefore for the following eight years, and ultimately the church building changed into inaugurated on 29 June 1979, with the aid of Rev. Dr. D. S. Lourduswamy, who had then emerge as Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in Rome.