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The main tower of Gloria Church in Byculla, Mumbai, India. Gloria Church is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Mumbai built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632. The church is situated in the Byculla area of Mumbai. The original Gloria Church, Nossa Senhora de Gloria, was built in 1632 by the Franciscans funded by the DeSouza E'Lima family, who owned the Mazagaon island which they procured from the King of Portugal in 1572. The old church was demolished in 1911 and the present one was built at Byculla. The modern Gloria church was built in Anglo Gothic style Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the commercial and entertainment capital of India. It is also one of the world's top ten centres of commerce in terms of globa