Bible Encyclopedias
Bombay
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
the capital of a British presidency in India of the same name, had in 1885 a population of 773,196 souls, of which two thirds were -Hindoos, 20,000 Parsees, and the rest Mussulmans, Jews, and Christians. It is the see of a bishop of the Church of England, whose diocese comprised, in 1885, 64 clergymen, including one archdeacon. It is also the see of a Roman Catholic bishop.-Clergy List for 1860 (Lond. 1860, 8vo). (See INDIA).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bombay'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bombay.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.