Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda

The Diocese of Baroda (Latin: Dioecesis Barodensis ) is a located in India Roman Catholic diocese based in Vadodara ( Baroda ).

History

The Diocese of Baroda was posted on September 29, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. built with the Regnum Christi Apostolic Constitution of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Bombay, and this is a suffragan. On 11 November 2002, the Diocese of Baroda was the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar is a suffragan.

Territory

The diocese comprises the districts of Baroda Bharuch, Dahod, Dang, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Surat, Vadodara and Valsad in Gujarat.

Bishops of Baroda

• Ignatius Salvador D'Souza SJ, 1966-1986
• Francis Leo Braganza SJ, 1987-1997
• Godfrey de Rozario, SJ, 1997