Rite Latin Rite Area 157,681 km² Country India | Pope Francis Bishop Pius Thomas D’Souza Metropolitan archbishop Albert D'Souza | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
19,827,000
9,320 (0.0%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ajmer Emeritus Bishops Ignatius Menezes Bishop Emeritus (1979-2012) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer (Latin: Aimeren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ajmer in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in India.
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History
Diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur comprised twenty four districts, namely Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Barmer, Bikaner, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar and Tonk in the state of Rajasthan. In July, 1890 the Holy See detached a very large portion of the Archdiocese of Agra to form a new unit, the Rajasthan mission entrusting it to the Capuchin Fathers of the Paris Province who were to work under the supervision of the Archbishop. In December, 1891, the new mission became the Prefecture Apostolic of Rajputana and in 1913, the then Prefect Rt. Rev. Fortunatus Henry Caumont O.F.M. Cap. was appointed the first bishop of Ajmer. On 11 March 1935, parts of the diocese which were in the state of Madhya Pradesh were detached to become part of the then newly erected Prefecture Apostolic of Indore.