List of basilicas in India
This is the complete list of all the Basilicas in India. With 34 Indian churches officially designated as basilicas by the Holy See of the Catholic Church, India is the country with the most basilicas in Asia.
The Basilica is a title given to certain Catholic churches. By canon law of the church, no church can be honoured with the title unless by an apostolic grant or from immemorial custom. The title is bestowed upon churches that are considered culturally significant, functioning as an important place of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion, such as to a saint or a Marian apparition. Basilicas in this canonical sense are divided into major ("greater") and minor basilicas. Today, only four churches, all in Rome, are classified as major basilicas: St John Lateran, St Peter's, St Paul outside the Walls, and St Mary Major. The other canonical basilicas, including all the 34 basilicas in India, are minor basilicas. Out of the 34 Indian basilicas, 22 are dedicated to Saint Mary.
Out of the 34 basilicas, 22 are of the Latin Church, five of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and one belongs to the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. A vast majority of the Indian basilicas are located in South India. Amongst the states of India, Kerala hosts the highest number of basilicas at twelve, containing all of the six non-Latin basilicas, while Tamil Nadu ranks second with nine basilicas, followed by Karnataka with four and the union territory of Pondicherry with two. All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective states or union territories.