Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer

For the Church of North India diocese based in Ajmer, see Diocese of Rajasthan.

Diocese of Ajmer

Dioecesis Aimerensis
Location
Country India
Ecclesiastical provinceAgra
MetropolitanAgra
Statistics
Area157,681 km2 (60,881 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 19,827,000
  • 17,108 (0.0%)
Parishes38
Schools11
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 May 1913 (22 May 1913)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ajmer
Patron saintOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception and St. Francis of Assisi
Secular priests45
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJohn Carvalho
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlbert D'Souza
Bishops emeritusIgnatius Menezes, Pius Thomas D'Souza
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Ajmer (Latin: Aimeren(sis)) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Agra in northwestern India, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Ajmer, Rajasthan state.

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