Roman Catholic Diocese of Baroda

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.

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

History

• September 29, 1966: Established as the Diocese of Baroda from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay

Leadership

• Bishops of Baroda (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X. (February 5, 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)

External links

• Giga-Catholic Information ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}