Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad
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Diocese of Ahmedabad
Dioecesis Ahmedabadensis
अहमदाबाद के सूबा Hindi
અમદાવાદ ડાયોસિઝ Gujarati |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Metropolitan | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 10,143,092 70,038 (0.7%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 May 1949 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ahmedabad |
| Patron saint | St Francis Xavier Sacred Heart |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislaus Fernandes |
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.
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)
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