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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese<br />
|name = Gandhinagar <br />
|latin = Archidioecesis Gandhinagarensis <br />
|country = {{flag|India}} <br />
|territory = Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha<br />
|province = Gandhinagar<br />
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]<br />
|cathedral = Prem Avatar Isu Mandir in [[Gandhinagar]]<br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|parishes = 17<br />
|established = 11 November 2002<br />
|area_km2 = 29,940 <br />
|population = 10,300,000<br />
|population_as_of = 2011 <br />
|catholics = 15,500<br />
|catholics_percent= 0.2 <br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|metro_archbishop = [[Thomas Ignatius MacWan]] <br />
|coadjutor = <br />
|auxiliary_bishops=<br />
|emeritus_bishops = [[Stanislaus Fernandes]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] <br />
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| website = [http://www.archgandhinagar.org Website of the Archdiocese]<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar''' ({{lang-la| Gandhinagaren(sis)}}) is an [[archdiocese]] located in the city of [[Gandhinagar]] in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
* 11 November 2002: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gandhinagar from the [[Diocese of Ahmedabad]]. Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, SJ, was named Archbishop. The territory of the new Archdiocese then comprised the districts of Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha.<br />
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The Archdiocese of Gandhinagar is in reality a mission diocese. The Archdiocese initiated steps for the establishment of Archdiocesan Social Work Office under a new Trust ‘Sabarmati Samruddhi Seva Sangh’ to coordinate the community development projects undertaken in the Archdiocese. The Social Work Office was set up in the Parish House of Gandhinagar.<br />
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A campus named "Shantivan" houses the Socio-Pastoral Jivan Vikas Kendra, where Archdiocesan programmes are being conducted. The pending works of the Socio-Pastoral Centre and Archbishop’s House have reached the final stage of construction. The Archbishop’s House, ‘Dharmacharya Niwas’ has been constructed on the same "Shantivan" campus.<br />
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==Leadership==<br />
* Arch[[bishop]]s of Gandhinagar ([[Latin Rite]])<br />
** Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan (12 June 2015 – present)<br />
** Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. (11 November 2002 – 12 June 2015)<br />
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==Suffragan dioceses==<br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad|Ahmedabad]] <br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda|Baroda]]<br />
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajkot|Rajkot]]<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* [http://www.archgandhinagar.org/about-our-diocese/diocesan-history/ Archdiocese of Gandhinagar]<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/gand0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgand.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
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