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Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda

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Metropolitan
  
Gandhinagar

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
40,365 km²

Country
  
India

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Stanislaus Fernandes

Phone
  
0265 231 1837

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 17,857,000 92,051 (0.5%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Vadodara

Address
  
71, Alkapuri Bishop House, Jyoti Bunglow, Alkapuri, Vadodara, Gujarat 390007

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

Similar
  
Our Lady Of Rosary Church, The Roman Catholic, Jesus Temple Bible Chu, Sharon Methodist Church, Rosary High School

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

Contents

History

  • September 29, 1966: Established as the Diocese of Baroda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Baroda (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (August 29, 1997 – present)
  • Bishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (April 27, 1987 – August 29, 1997)
  • Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (September 29, 1966 – January 19, 1986)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda Wikipedia
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