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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad''' ({{lang-la| Ahmedabaden(sis)}}) is a [[Latin rite]] [[suffragan]] [[diocese]] in the | The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad''' ({{lang-la| Ahmedabaden(sis)}}) is a [[Latin rite]] [[suffragan]] [[diocese]] in the Gujarati [[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. | Its (Marian) cathedral episcopal see is (Our Lady of) Mount Carmel Cathedral, in the city of [[Ahmedabad]] in [[Gujarat]] state, western India. | ||
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== History == | == 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> | * Established in 1934 as Mission ''sui iuris'' of Ahmedabad from the Metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Bombay]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/DiocesesofIndiaDispFull.aspx?DID=192|title = Apostolic Nunciature, India & Nepal}}</ref> | ||
* Elevated on 5 May 1949 as Diocese of Ahmedabad / Ahmedabadensis (Latin adjective) | * 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 26 February 1977 to establish the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajkot|Diocese of Rajkot]] | ||
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* [[Edwin Pinto]], [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits, S.J.) (born 1901 in present [[Pakistan]], then also [[British India]]) (5 May 1949 – retired 1973), died 1978 | * [[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 | * 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]] ( | * [[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]] (Gujarat, India) (23 May 2016 – ...) | ||
* Thomas Ignatius MacWan (11 November 2002 – 12 June 2015), next Metropolitan Archbishop of above Gandhinagar (12 June 2015 – ...) | * 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 – ...). | * Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian (29 January 2018 – ...). | ||