Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad

Diocese of Ahmedabad
Dioecesis Ahmedabadensis
अहमदाबाद के सूबा Hindi
અમદાવાદ ડાયોસિઝ Gujarati
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical province Gandhinagar
Metropolitan Gandhinagar
Statistics
Area 14,791 km2 (5,711 sq mi)
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.

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Leadership

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