Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
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Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Archidioecesis Gandhinagarensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,940 km2 (11,560 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 10,300,000 15,500 (0.2%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 November 2002 |
| Cathedral | Prem Avatar Isu Mandir in Gandhinagar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Bishops emeritus | Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. |
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| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Archbishops of Gandhinagar
- Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (12 June 2015 – present)
- Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (11 November 2002 – 12 June 2015)