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
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)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy