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{{Infobox church
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| fullname = St. Mary's Cathedral
| other name = Garrison Church
| native_name = سینٹ میری کا کیتھیڈرل
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| country = [[India]]
| location = [[Jammu Cantonment]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
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| bull date = 1986
| founded date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1989|11|25}}
| founder = [[Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal]]
| dedication = [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
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| past bishop = [[Peter Celestine Elampassery]]
| functional status = Active
| bells hung = 1
| parish = St. Mary's Parish
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi]]
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar]]
| archbishop = [[Anil Joseph Thomas Couto]]
| bishop = [[Ivan Pereira]]
| vicar = Fr. Jose Vadakkel
| chancellor = Fr. Joshy Mathew
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The '''St. Mary's Cathedral,''' also called '''Garrison Church''', is a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] cathedral church located in [[Jammu city|Jammu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The cathedral is the [[Mother_church#Cathedral|mother church]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNQlAQAAIAAJ |title=The Catholic Directory of India |date=2005-01-01 |publisher=St. Paul Publications. |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Citation | author = John Paul II | date = March 10, 1986 | title = Qui Sanctissimi Numinis | type = Apostolic constitution | language = Latin | url = https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/la/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19860310_iammuensis-srinagarensis.html}}</ref> The seat of this new diocese was transferred to St. Mary's Cathedral from the seat of the Prefecture, [[Holy Family Catholic Church (Srinagar)|Holy Family Catholic Church]], in the same year under the guidance of the first diocese's first bishop, Hippolytus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} History |url = https://jammusrinagardiocese.org/pages/history |website = jammusrinagardiocese.org |access-date = 2022-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=D'Souza |first=Daniel Anthony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgTZAAAAMAAJ |title=Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission) |date=1996-01-01 |publisher=Holy Family Friary |language=en}}</ref>

The cathedral parish also includes three sites beyond St. Mary's Cathedral: St. Thomas Church, St. Joseph's Church, and St. John Mary Vianney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} St. Mary's Cathedral |url = https://jammusrinagardiocese.org/Parish/43 |website = jammusrinagardiocese.org |access-date = 2022-11-02}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in India]]
*[[List of cathedrals in India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic church buildings in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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