Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati

Archdiocese of Guwahati Archidioecesis Guvahatina
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	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Moolachira
Bishops emeritus	Thomas Menamparampil Archbishop Emeritus (1995-2012)
Website
archdioceseguwahati.org

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.

History

• 30 March 1992: Established as Diocese of Guwahati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati, Diocese of Tezpur and Diocese of Tura
• 10 July 1995: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati

Leadership

• Archbishops of Guwahati
  • Archbishop John Moolachira (18 January 2012–present)
  • Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (10 July 1995 – 18 January 2012)
• Bishops of Guwahati
  • Bishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (30 March 1992 – 10 July 1995)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bongaigaon
• Dibrugarh
• Diphu
• Itanagar
• Miao
• Tezpur

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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