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Archdiocese of Guwahati

Archidioecesis Guvahatina



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Bishop(s)

  • John Moolachira, Archbishop
  • Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 July 1995
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 13,961 (5,392 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.guwahatiarchdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Archbishop's House, P.O. Box 100, Guwahati-781001, Assam, India
  • Telephone: 943.5729.613

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Guwahati
30 March 1992ErectedArchdiocese of Shillong-Gauhati
Diocese of Tezpur
Diocese of Tura
Diocese of Guwahati (erected) (Kokhrajar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpetta, Nalbari, Kamrup, and Nagaon (except Rupahihat, Kaliabar, and Samugari))
Archdiocese of Guwahati
10 July 1995ElevatedDiocese of Guwahati Archdiocese of Guwahati
10 May 2000Territory LostArchdiocese of Guwahati (Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Dhubri Kokrajhar, and Nalbari except v.d. Kumarikatta) Diocese of Bongaigaon (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Guwahati
1999103,64211,050,000.9%3063931,1148322032ap2000
200044,0325,757,284.8%1651676578814625ap2001
200146,5476,000,000.8%1551667056814628ap2002
200251,3456,000,000.9%1955746938415431ap2003
200353,5916,500,000.8%2158796789118433ap2004
200457,4536,600,000.9%2265876609925533ap2005
200665,7446,669,0001.0%237710065710134134ap2007
201346,6497,330,000.6%3412015430213944042ap2014
201656,1507,619,000.7%3713717432214751045ap2017
201955,4148,111,840.7%3813517332015151346ap2020
202157,8848,240,187.7%3415418830719156046ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Guwahati
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 84, Page 937, and Page 938
  • Archdiocese of Guwahati
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 1,081, and Page 1,082

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