Ecclesiastical province Gandhinagar Rite Latin Rite Area 29,940 km² | Parishes 17 Established 11 November 2002 Country India | |
Territory Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2011)
10,300,000
15,500 (0.2%) | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar (Latin: Gandhinagaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Gandhinagar in India.
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History
The Archdiocese of Gandhinagar is in reality a mission diocese. The Archdiocese initiated steps for the establishment of Archdiocesan Social Work Office under a new Trust ‘Sabarmati Samruddhi Seva Sangh’ to coordinate the community development projects undertaken in the Archdiocese. The Social Work Office was set up in the Parish House of Gandhinagar.
A campus named “Shantivan” houses the Socio-Pastoral Jivan Vikas Kendra, where Archdiocesan programmes are being conducted. The pending works of the Socio-Pastoral Centre and Archbishop’s House have reached the final stage of construction. The Archbishop’s House, ‘Dharmacharya Niwas’ has been constructed on the same “Shantivan” campus.