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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 (including non-members) | (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. |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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