Diocese of Baroda

Dioecesis Barodensis
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceGandhinagar
MetropolitanGandhinagar
Statistics
Area40,365 km2 (15,585 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
17,857,000
92,051 (0.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Vadodara
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMost Rev. Sebastiao Mascarenhas, SFX
Metropolitan ArchbishopStanislaus Fernandes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda (Latin: Baroden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Baroda in the Ecclesiastical province of Gandhinagar in India.

History

  • September 29, 1966: Established as the Diocese of Baroda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay

Leadership

  • Bishops of Baroda (Latin Rite)
    • Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (February 05, 2023 - )
    • Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (August 29, 1997 – December 18, 2021)
    • Bishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (April 27, 1987 – August 29, 1997)
    • Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (September 29, 1966 – January 19, 1986)

References

    22°19′05″N 73°11′02″E / 22.3180°N 73.1839°E / 22.3180; 73.1839


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