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Archdiocese of Guwahati Archidioecesis Guvahatina | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guwahati |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,551 km2 (6,776 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 6,669,000 53,946 (1%) |
| Parishes | 44 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Christ the Bearer of Good News Cathedral, Dispur |
| Co-cathedral | St. Joseph's Co-Cathedral, Guwahati |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Moolachira |
| Bishops emeritus | Thomas Menamparampil Archbishop Emeritus (1995-2012) |
| Website | |
| archdioceseguwahati | |
The Archdiocese of Guwahati (Latin : Guvahatin(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Guwahati in India. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see with six suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province.
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