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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

Coordinates: 23°12′39″N 72°39′03″E / 23.2108°N 72.6508°E / 23.2108; 72.6508
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Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

Archidioecesis Gandhinagarensis
Location
CountryIndia
Ecclesiastical provinceGandhinagar
Statistics
Area29,940 km2 (11,560 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
10,300,000
15,500 (0.2%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 November 2002
CathedralPrem Avatar Isu Mandir in Gandhinagar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Ignatius MacWan
Bishops emeritusStanislaus Fernandes, S.J.
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Gandhinagar (Latin: Gandhinagaren(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Gandhinagar in India. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province.

History

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  • 11 November 2002: Established as the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar from the Diocese of Ahmedabad. Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, SJ, was named Archbishop. The territory of the new Archdiocese then comprised the districts of Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha.

Leadership

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  • Archbishops of Gandhinagar
    • Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (12 June 2015 – present)
    • Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (11 November 2002 – 12 June 2015)

Suffragan dioceses

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References

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Sources

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23°12′39″N 72°39′03″E / 23.2108°N 72.6508°E / 23.2108; 72.6508