Suffragan diocese Ajmer, India
Diocese of Ajmer
Aimeren(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Rajasthan, India, erected on 22 May 1913 from the Archdiocese of Agra; it took its present form in 2005 when the Diocese of Jaipur was split from it. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra, with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ajmer as its seat.
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- Established
- 1913
- Catholics
- 17,108
- Priests
- 74
- Territory
- 157,681 km²
Parishes and churches
35 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Sebastian ChurchPal Road, JodhpurView parish
- St. Teresa's ChurchLadpura, KotaView parish
- St. Theresa ChurchJaisalmerView parish
- St. Theresa of Lisieux ChurchJodhpurView parish
- St. Thomas the Apostle ChurchBalotraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Carvalho
- Born
- 10 April 1969
- Birthplace
- Basrur
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Ajmer stands in Ajmer, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In northwestern India, the Diocese of Ajmer (Latin: Aimeren(sis)) is a Latin Church see of the Catholic Church, suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of Agra while still depending on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ajmer, Rajasthan state, is its cathedral episcopal see.