al ore ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁population ▁of ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁K arn ata ka . ▁They ▁are ▁mostly ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Go an ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ' s ▁who ▁imm igr ated ▁from ▁Go a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁some ▁Protest ants ▁found ▁in ▁K arn ata ka . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁of ▁local ▁origin . ▁Protest ants ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁British ▁mission aries ' ▁work ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁emp ire ▁in ▁India . ▁However ▁the ▁British ▁conversion ▁was ▁volunt ary ▁and ▁not ▁comp uls ory ▁as ▁Portuguese ▁was ▁in ▁most ▁cases . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁the ▁Protest ants ▁are ▁less ▁in ▁number ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁C athol ics . ▁Bang al ore ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁C athol ics ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Protest ant ▁people . ▁ ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Bas il ica ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁bas il ica ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁church ▁in ▁Bang al ore . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Category : Rel ig ion ▁in ▁K arn ata ka <0x0A> </s> ▁Lu çon ▁C athedral ▁( F rench : ▁C ath éd rale ▁Notre - D ame - de - l ' Ass om ption ▁de ▁Lu çon ) ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁located ▁in ▁Lu çon ▁in ▁the ▁V end ée , ▁France . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁monument . ▁