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{{For|the Church of North India diocese based in Ajmer|Diocese of Rajasthan}}
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{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Ajmer
|latin = Dioecesis Aimerensis
|country = {{flag|India}}
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]]
|rite = [[Latin Rite]]
|established={{start date and age|22 May 1913}}|cathedral = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in [[Ajmer]]
|cocathedral =
|patron=Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and St. Francis of Assisi|priests=45|area_km2 = 157,681
|population = 19,827,000
|parishes=38|population_as_of = 2016
|schools=11|catholics = 17,108
|catholics_percent= 0.0
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = [[Pius Thomas D'Souza]]
|metro_archbishop = [[Albert D'Souza]]
|map = Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer in India.jpg
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops = [[Ignatius Menezes]]
|website = [http://www.ajmerdiocese.org/ Website of the Diocese]
|image=|coat=|flag=|territory=|headquarters=|denomination=|churches=|sui_iuris_church=|founded=|dissolved=|language=}}
The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer''' ({{lang-la| Aimeren(sis)}}) is a [[suffragan]] Latin [[diocese]] in the [[Ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agra|Agra]] in northwestern [[India]], yet still depends on the missionary [[Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]].

Its [[cathedral]] episcopal see is Cathedral of the [[Immaculate Conception]], in [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]] state.

== Statistics ==
As per 2014, it pastorally served 9,980 Catholics (0.0% of 22,073,000 total) on 146,690 km² in 10 parishes and 25 missions with 60 priests (40 diocesan, 20 religious), 479 lay religious (27 brothers, 452 sisters) and 18 seminarians.

== History ==
* Established in 1890 as '''[[Mission “sui iuris”]] of [[Rajputana]]''', on colonial territory split off from its Metropolitan, the [[Archdiocese of Agra]]
* Promoted in 1891 as '''[[Apostolic Vicariate]] of Rajputana'''. At this date the district had only one mission station, [[Jaipur]]. Besides this, a Catholic priest resided at Ajmer in charge of a small community of Eurasians and [[Goans]], and there were also stations for troops at [[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]], [[Neemuch]], and [[Mhow]], served by three military chaplains. After the carrival of French [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchins]], other stations were established at [[Ratlam]], [[Thandla]], [[Mariapur]], [[Jhabua]], [[Jhalrapatan]], [[Parbatpura]], and [[Bhawanikhera]]. The prefects were Father Bertram, 1892–1902, and Father Fortunatus, from 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Rajpootana | title=Wikisource | accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref>
* 22 May 1913: Promoted as '''Diocese of Ajmer'''
* Lost territory on 1935.03.11 to establish the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Indore]]
* Renamed on 13 May 1955 as '''Diocese of Ajmer–Jaipur'''
* Lost territories repeatedly : on 1963.09.13 to establish the Metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Bhopal]], on 1973.04.03 to the [[Apostolic Exarchate of Sagar]] and on 1984.12.03 to establish the [[Diocese of Udaipur]]
* Renamed on 20 July 2005 as '''Diocese of Ajmer'''
Diocese of Ajmer-Jaipur comprised twenty four districts, namely [[Ajmer]], [[Alwar]], [[Baran District|Baran]], [[Barmer District|Barmer]], [[Bikaner]], [[Bundi]], [[Churu district|Churu]], [[Dausa]], [[Hanumangarh]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jaisalmer]], [[Jalore]], [[Jhalawar]], [[Jhunjhunu]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Karauli]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Nagaur]], [[Pali District|Pali]], [[Sawai Madhopur]], [[Sikar]], [[Sirohi]], [[Sri Ganganagar]] and [[Tonk, India|Tonk]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]]. In July, 1890 the [[Holy See]] detached a very large portion of the [[Archdiocese of Agra]] to form a new unit, the Rajasthan mission entrusting it to the [[Capuchin Fathers]] of the [[Paris]] Province who were to work under the supervision of the [[Archbishop]]. In December, 1891, the new mission became the [[Prefecture Apostolic]] of Rajputana and in 1913, the then [[Prefect]] [[Rt. Rev.]] Fortunatus Henry Caumont [[O.F.M. Cap.]] was appointed the first [[bishop]] of [[Ajmer]]. On 11 March 1935, parts of the [[diocese]] which were in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] were detached to become part of the then newly erected [[Prefecture Apostolic]] of Indore.

== Ordinaries ==
([[Latin Rite]])

;''Ecclesiastical Superior?s of Rajputana''
: no data available

;''Apostolic Vicar?s of Rajputana''
: no data available

;''Suffragan Bishops of Ajmer''
* [[Fortunat-Henri Caumont]], [[Capuchin Franciscans]] (O.F.M. Cap.) (born France) (22 May 1913 – death 4 April 1930)
* [[Mathurin-Pie Le Ruyet]], O.F.M. Cap. (born France) (8 June 1931 – retired 4 July 1938), emeritate as Titular Bishop of [[Alexandria minor]] (1938.07.04 – 1961.06.09)
* [[Guy-Léandre Le Floch]], [[O.F.M. Cap.]] (born France) (13 June 1939 – death 9 August 1946)
* D’Mello (first born India) (21 April 1949 – 13 May 1955 ''see below'')

;''Suffragan Bishop of Ajmer-Jaipur''
* D’Mello (''see above'' 13 May 1955 – retired 15 November 1978), died 1987

;''Suffragan Bishops of Ajmer''
* Ignatius Menezes (born India) (15 November 1978 – retired 3 November 2012), later [[Apostolic Administrator]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad|Diocese of Allahabad]] (India) (2013.01.31 – 2013.10.17)
*[[Pius Thomas D'Souza]] (born India) (3 November 2012 – ... ), no previous prelature

== See also ==
* [[List of Catholic dioceses in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Sources and external links ==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ajme0.htm GCatholic.org, with Google satellite photo - data for all sections] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dajme.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]
;Attribution
* {{Catholic|last=Hull| first=Ernest|year=1911|wstitle=Rajpootana|volume=volume 12}} The entry cites:
**Madras Catholic Directory, 1910;
*FORTUNAT, ''Au Pays des Rajas'' (Paris, 1906).

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