Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Baroda
latin= Dioecesis Barodensis
country= India| metropolitan=Gandhinagar
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral
cocathedral =
area= 40,365
population= 16,859,423
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 76,460
catholics_percent= 0.5
bishop= Godfrey de Rozario, S.J.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
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 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (August 29, 1997 – present)
** Bishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (April 27, 1987 – August 29, 1997)
** Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (September 29, 1966 – January 19, 1986)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/baro0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbaro.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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