Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad

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{{For|the Church of North India diocese based in Ahmedabad|Diocese of Gujarat}}
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{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Ahmedabad
|latin = Dioecesis Ahmedabadensis
|local = अहमदाबाद के सूबा ''Hindi'' અમદાવાદ ડાયોસિઝ ''Gujarati''
|country = {{flag|India}}
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Gandhinagar]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Gandhinagar]]
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|cathedral = Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in [[Ahmedabad]]
|cocathedral =
|patron = [[St Francis Xavier]] [[Sacred Heart]]
|established = {{start date and age|5 May 1949}}
|parishes = 45
|area_km2 = 14,791
|population = 10,274,000
|population_as_of = 2014
|catholics = 71,800
|catholics_percent= 0.7
|pope =
{{Incumbent pope}} 
|bishop = [[Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian]]
|metro_archbishop = [[Thomas Ignatius MacWan]]
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|website =
}}
The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad''' ({{lang-la| Ahmedabaden(sis)}}) is a [[Latin rite]] [[suffragan]] [[diocese]] in the Gujurati [[Ecclesiastical province]] of the Metropolitan of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Gandhinagar]], yet depends on the Roman [[Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].

Its (Marian) cathedral episcopal see is (Our Lady of) Mount Carmel Cathedral, in the city of [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Gujarat]] state, western India.

== Statistics ==
As per 2014, it pastorally served 71,800 Catholics (0.7% of 10,274,000 total) on 14,791 km² in 45 parishes and 2 missions with 164 priests (89 diocesan, 90 religious), 455 lay religious (130 brothers, 325 sisters) and 11 seminarians.

== History ==
* Established in 1934 as Mission ''sui iuris'' of Ahmedabad from the Metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Bombay]]<ref>http://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/DiocesesofIndiaDispFull.aspx?DID=192</ref>
* Elevated on 5 May 1949 as Diocese of Ahmedabad / Ahmedabadensis (Latin adjective)
* Lost territory on 26 February 1977 to establish the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajkot|Diocese of Rajkot]]
* Lost territory on 11 October 2002 to establish the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Archdiocese of Gandhinagar]], which became its Metropolitan.

== Prelates ==
;Ecclesiastical superior of Ahmedabad
* Fr. Joaquin Vilallonga, [[Society of Jesus|SJ]]

;Bishops of Ahmedabad
(all [[Latin Rite]], native Indians except the first)
* [[Edwin Pinto]], [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits, S.J.) (born 1901 in present [[Pakistan]], then also [[British India]]) (5 May 1949 – retired 1973), died 1978
* Charles Gomes, S.J. (1 July 1974 – 21 May 1990), died 2002
* [[Stanislaus Fernandes]], S.J. (21 May 1990 – 11 November 2002), next Metropolitan Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar|Gandhinagar]] (India) (11 October 2002 – 12 June 2015), [[Apostolic Administrator]] ''sede plena'' of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Diocese of Baroda]] (Gujurat, India) (23 May 2016 – ...)
* Thomas Ignatius MacWan (11 November 2002 – 12 June 2015), next Metropolitan Archbishop of above Gandhinagar (12 June 2015 – ...)
* Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian (29 January 2018 – ...).

== References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ahme0.htm GCatholic.org, with Google HQ satellite picture - data for all sections] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dahme.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]

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