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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad

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Metropolitan
  
Gandhinagar

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,791 km²

Patron saint
  
Francis Xavier

Parishes
  
42

Established
  
5 May 1949

Country
  
India

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2012)10,143,09270,038 (0.7%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ahmedabad

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad (Latin: Ahmedabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ahmedabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.

Contents

History

  • May 5, 1949: Established as Diocese of Ahmedabad from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Ahmedabad (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (November 11, 2002 – present)
  • Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (later Archbishop) (May 21, 1990 – November 11, 2002)
  • Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. (July 1, 1974 – May 21, 1990)
  • Bishop Edwin Pinto, S.J. (May 5, 1949 – 1973)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad Wikipedia
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