St. Mary's Cathedral, Jammu

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St. Mary's Cathedral, Jammu
St. Mary's Cathedral
Garrison Church
سینٹ میری کا کیتھیڈرل
Location Jammu Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Country India
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Authorising papal bull 1986
Founded25 November 1989;32 years ago (1989-11-25)
Founder(s) Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal
Dedication Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Past bishop(s) Peter Celestine Elampassery
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Specifications
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
Parish St. Mary's Parish
Clergy
Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto
Bishop(s) Ivan Pereira
Vicar(s) Fr. Jose Vadakkel
Chancellor Fr. Joshy Mathew

The St. Mary's Cathedral, also called Garrison Church, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar. [1]

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It was founded in 1986 by Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, following with the diocese's elevation by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Qui Sanctissimi Numinis.

History

Pope John Paul II 1986 apostolic constitution, Qui Sanctissimi Numinis, established the Diocese of Jammu-Srinigar from the Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir in response to the church's noticeable expansion and growth in the region. [2] The seat of this new diocese was transferred to St. Mary's Cathedral from the seat of the Prefecture, Holy Family Catholic Church, in the same year under the guidance of the first diocese's first bishop, Hippolytus. [3] [4]

The cathedral parish also includes three sites beyond St. Mary's Cathedral: St. Thomas Church, St. Joseph's Church, and St. John Mary Vianney. [5]

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References

  1. The Catholic Directory of India. St. Paul Publications. 1 January 2005.
  2. John Paul II (10 March 1986), Qui Sanctissimi Numinis (Apostolic constitution) (in Latin)
  3. "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | History". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. D'Souza, Daniel Anthony (1 January 1996). Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission). Holy Family Friary.
  5. "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | St. Mary's Cathedral". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.