Diocese of Rajkot
| Diocese of Rajkot | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Syro-Malabar Church |
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gandhinagar |
| Diocesan bishop | José Chittooparambil CMI |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gregory Karotemprel |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 109,950 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 17,703,293 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 13,170 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 82 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 111 |
| Friars | 103 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 470 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Syro-Malabar |
| Liturgical language | Malayalam |
| cathedral | Prem Mandir (Temple of Love) |
| address | Shanti Nivas, Kalawad Rd., PO Box 1, Saurashtra University PO, Rajkot-360005, Gujarat, India |
| Website | www.rajkotdiocese.org |
The Diocese of Rajkot ( Latin Dioecesis Raikotensis ) is a diocese of the Syro-Malabar Church with its seat in Rajkot in India, united with the Roman Catholic Church . It includes the districts of Amreli , Bhavnagar , Jamnagar , Junagadh , Porbandar , Rajkot , Surendranagar and Kachchh in the Indian state of Gujarat .
history
Pope Paul VI founded it with the Apostolic Constitution De recta fidelium on February 26, 1977 from cession of territory by the diocese of Ahmedabad and subordinated it to the archbishopric of Bombay as a suffragan diocese .
On November 11, 2002, it became part of the Church Province of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar .
Bishops of Rajkot
- Jonas Thaliath CMI (February 26, 1977 - November 7, 1981)
- Gregory Karotemprel CMI (January 22, 1983 - July 16, 2010)
- José Chittooparambil CMI (since July 16, 2010)
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Rajkot on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Diocese of Rajkot on Giga-Catholic (English)