Diocese of Ahmedabad

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The Diocese of Ahmedabad is a Latin-rite Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in western India, centered in the city of Ahmedabad and forming part of the Catholic Church’s hierarchy in the country.

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Diocese of Ahmedabad canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsTo Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Ahmedabad
Mount Carmel Cathedral, Ahmedabad
communionWith Pope
country India
denomination Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Gandhinagar
established 1934-09-11
establishedBy Pope Pius XI
followsCanonLaw Code of Canon Law (1983)
governedBy diocesan bishop
hasBishop current bishop of Ahmedabad (Latin-rite)
hasCathedralStatusSince 1934-09-11
hasClergyType religious clergy
secular clergy
hasJurisdictionOver Latin-rite Catholics in its territory
hasPastoralActivities catechesis
education
evangelization
health care
social services
hasPreviousBishop Charles Gomes
Edwin Pinto
Stanley Fernandes
Thomas Macwan
isPartOfHierarchy Catholic Church hierarchy in India
jurisdictionType territorial
languageOfLiturgy English
Gujarati
Latin
locatedIn Ahmedabad
Gujarat
western India
linked to: Western India
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
originatedFrom Diocese of Bombay
partOf Catholic Church in India
patronSaint Our Lady of Mount Carmel
region Conference of Catholic Bishops of India
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite
subjectTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
tradition Latin tradition
typeOfJurisdiction diocese

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