Eparchy of Rajkot
Eparchy of Rajkot राजकोट के सूबा Hindi રાજકોટ ડાયોસિઝ Gujarati | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Saurashtra and Kutch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Kalyan |
| Coordinates | 22°16′34″N 70°45′28″E / 22.276°N 70.7579°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,950 km2 (42,450 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
| Rite | East Syriac Rite |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Rajkot |
| Patron saint | Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Jose Chittooparambil CMI |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mar Sebastian Vaniyapurackal |
| Bishops emeritus | Mar Gregory Karotemprel Bishop Emeritus (1983-2010) |
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The Eparchy of Rajkot is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in Gujarat, India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It was created in 1977.
The Eparchy was created by Pope Paul VI's Bull "De recta fidelium" in 1977, separating it from the Diocese of Ahmedabad. Its cathedral is Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral, Rajkot. From 28th of August 2025 decreed by the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, it is a suffragan Eparchy of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of Kalyan.