Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda
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Diocese of Baroda Dioecesis Barodensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
Metropolitan | Gandhinagar |
Statistics | |
Area | 40,365 km2 (15,585 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 17,857,000 92,051 (0.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Vadodara |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Most Rev. Sebastiao Mascarenhas, SFX |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Stanislaus Fernandes |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda (Latin: Baroden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Baroda in the ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.
History
- September 29, 1966: Established as the Diocese of Baroda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay
Leadership
- Bishops of Baroda (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (February 5, 2023 - )
- Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (August 29, 1997 – December 18, 2021)
- Bishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (April 27, 1987 – August 29, 1997)
- Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (September 29, 1966 – January 19, 1986)
References
External links
22°19′05″N 73°11′02″E / 22.3180°N 73.1839°E
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