en Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda

Diocese of Baroda

*Dioecesis Barodensis*
Diocese of Baroda; Dioecesis Barodensis
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Gandhinagar
Metropolitan	Gandhinagar
Statistics
Area	40,365 km2 (15,585 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2012); 17,857,000; 92,051 (0.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Vadodara
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Most Rev. Sebastiao Mascarenhas, SFX
Metropolitan Archbishop	Stanislaus Fernandes

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

Most Rev. Sebastiao Mascarenhas,SFX (February 18, 2023 - )

- Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (August 29, 1997 – December 18, 2021)
- Bishop Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. (April 27, 1987 – August 29, 1997)
- Bishop Ignatius Salvador D’Souza (September 29, 1966 – January 19, 1986)

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