Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar
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Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Archidioecesis Gandhinagarensis गांधीनगर के सूबा Hindi ગાંધીનગર આર્ચબિશપ Gujarati |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 29,940 km2 (11,560 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2011) 10,300,000 15,500 (0.2%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 11 November 2002 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Gandhinagar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Emeritus Bishops | Stanislaus Fernandes, S.J. |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar (Latin: Gandhinagaren(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Gandhinagar in India.
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.
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.
Coordinates: 23°12′39″N 72°39′03″E / 23.2108°N 72.6508°E
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