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Goa Beaches
India's smallest state offers miles of golden coastline from the lively shores of Baga and Calangute to the serene sands of Palolem.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Maharashtra, India · Asia
Sāvantvādi sits on the route: 20 minutes from Banda, 46km from Goa Beaches.
Sāvantvādi is a town located in Maharashtra, India. With a population of 23,851, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Sāvantvādi sits in India, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Kolkata time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sāvantvādi to your route.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg (Dioecesis Sindhudurgiensis) in India was created on July 5, 2005, when it was split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona. It was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bombay until 25 November 2006, when Pope Benedict XVI transferred it to the newly establishedRead more
Metropolitan province of Goa and Damão. The parish church in Sawantwadi, dedicated to Our Lady of Miracles, serves as the cathedral for the diocese.
The diocese covers an area of 21,099 km² of the state Maharashtra, covering the districts Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Kolhapur except the St. Francis Xavier parish in Kolhapur City. Neighboring dioceses are the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman to the south, the Diocese of Belgaum to the southeast, to the east the Diocese of Poona, to the north the Archdiocese of Bombay, and to the west is the Arabian Sea.
The total population in the diocese is 5,365,706, of which 29,794 are Catholic. The diocese is divided into 19 parishes.
Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto, is the first Bishop of the Diocese and has served all his life for the Diocese. He comes from an aristocratic family from Velsao Goa which has been knighted by the King of Portugal during the Portuguese rule.
In 2015, a true witness of Bishop Alwyn, from London, stated that, Bishop Alwyn is 'A man of our time' 'Simple person' and He is widely known as a 'Smiling Bishop'.
Its stated that Bishop Alwyn has put every penny from his side to the Diocese of Sindhudurgh, the share that he had received from his ancestry has been put in the Diocese to purchase land for the benefit of building schools.
On 14 February, 2026 His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, announced Msgr. Agnelo Pinheiro as the second Bishop of this Dioceses. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
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Sāvantvādi is located in Maharashtra, India, Asia. The coordinates are 15.9041 latitude, 73.8219 longitude.
Sāvantvādi has a population of approximately 23,851 people, making it a town in India.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
India's smallest state offers miles of golden coastline from the lively shores of Baga and Calangute to the serene sands of Palolem.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
A UNESCO-listed 16th-century Baroque church in Old Goa housing the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier in an ornate silver casket.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
One of the largest churches in Asia, a Portuguese-era cathedral with a striking single remaining tower and the Golden Bell, the largest in Goa.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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