Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
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The Archdiocese of Guwahati (Latin: Guvahatin(a)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Guwahati in India. The archdiocese is a metropolitan see with six suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province.
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Archdiocese of Guwahati Archidioecesis Guvahatina | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Guwahati |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,551 km2 (6,776 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 6,669,000 53,946 (1%) |
Parishes | 44 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Christ the Bearer of Good News Cathedral, Dispur |
Co-cathedral | St. Joseph's Co-Cathedral, Guwahati |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | John Moolachira |
Bishops emeritus | Thomas Menamparampil Archbishop Emeritus (1995-2012) |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
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