Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati

Archdiocese of Guwahati Archidioecesis Guvahatina
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

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.

History

• 30 March 1992: Established as Diocese of Guwahati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shillong–Gauhati, Diocese of Tezpur and Diocese of Tura
• 10 July 1995: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guwahati

Leadership

• Archbishops of Guwahati
  • Archbishop John Moolachira (18 January 2012–present)
  • Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (10 July 1995 – 18 January 2012)
• Bishops of Guwahati
  • Bishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (30 March 1992 – 10 July 1995)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bongaigaon
• Dibrugarh
• Diphu
• Itanagar
• Miao
• Tezpur

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy