Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Rajkot

The Diocese of Rajkot (Latin: Dioecesis Raikotensis ) is a diocese of the united with the Roman Catholic Church Syro - Malabar Church, based in Rajkot in India. It includes the districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Kutch in Gujarat.

History

Pope Paul VI. founded it with the Apostolic Constitution De recta fidelium on February 26, 1977 from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Ahmedabad and was the Archdiocese of Bombay assumed as suffragan.

On 11 November 2002 it became a part of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar.

Bishops of Rajkot

  • Jonas Thaliath CMI (26 February 1977-7. November 1981)
  • Gregory Karotemprel CMI (22 January 1983-16. July 2010)
  • José Chittooparambil CMI (since 16 July 2010)
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Friar Districts of India Amreli district Bhavnagar district Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay
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