Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer
Roman Catholic diocese in Rajasthan, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Church of North India diocese based in Ajmer, see Diocese of Rajasthan.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer (Latin: Aimeren(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in northwestern India, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Diocese of Ajmer Dioecesis Aimerensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Agra |
Metropolitan | Agra |
Statistics | |
Area | 157,681 km2 (60,881 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 19,827,000 17,108 (0.0%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Schools | 11 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 May 1913; 110 years ago (22 May 1913) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ajmer |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and St. Francis of Assisi |
Secular priests | 45 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pius Thomas D'Souza |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Albert D'Souza |
Bishops emeritus | Ignatius Menezes |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Ajmer, Rajasthan state.