St. Thomas Church (Diu)
| St. Thomas Church | |
|---|---|
| Igreja de São Tomás | |
 St. Thomas Church (now Diu Museum) | |
  St. Thomas Church Shown next to Gujarat | |
| 20°42′56″N 70°59′22″E / 20.7155743°N 70.9893092°E | |
| Location | Diu Town |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Museum (since 1992) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Inactive |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Years built | 1598 |
| Groundbreaking | 16th century |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Bells | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Diu |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (since 1533) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Filipe Neri Ferrão |
St. Thomas' Church or Diu Museum in Diu, DNDD, India, is a church building built in the year 1598, under Bishop D. Aleixo Menezes[1] It is one of three surviving church building in the town.
Conversion to Museum[edit]
Due to the decline in the Christian population in Diu ever since the Invasion of 1961, the use this church building fell out of use.[2] It functioned as an Orphanage, Home for the Aged, Police Station before finally becoming a museum in 1992. Though secularized, the building is still owned by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.