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Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

Archidioecesis Gandhinagarensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Thomas Ignatius Macwan, Archbishop
  • Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 11 November 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 29,942 (11,565 Square Miles)
  • Description: In the state of Gujarat: the districts of Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, and Sabarkantha
  • Mailing Address: Dharmacharya Nivas, "Shantivan", Pethapur P.O., Gandhinagar-382610, Gujarat, India
  • Telephone: (079)2928.9449

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 November 2002ErectedDiocese of Ahmedabad (Gandhinagar, Mehasana, Patan, Banaskantha, and Sabarkantha) Archdiocese of Gandhinagar (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
200214,0007,270,466.2%132841341317314ap2003
200314,0008,618,300.2%172744318297514ap2004
200414,5459,000,000.2%203050290328014ap2005
200615,22110,000,000.2%2133542811378714ap2007
201316,70010,980,000.2%6060278310617ap2014
201615,97010,579,000.2%2932612613311018ap2017
201916,82210,562,800.2%3363961756413119ap2020
202118,00011,340,000.2%36661021766910620ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 95, Page 164, and Page 165

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