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Eparchy of Rajkot राजकोट के सूबा Hindi રાજકોટ ડાયોસિઝ Gujarati | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Saurashtra and Kutch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gandhinagar |
| Metropolitan | Gandhinagar |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,950 km2 (42,450 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 16,025,000 13,000 (0.1%) |
| Information | |
| 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 | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Mar Raphael Thattil |
| Bishop | Mar Jose Chittooparambil CMI |
| Bishops emeritus | Mar Gregory Karotemprel Bishop Emeritus (1983-2010) |
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The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Rajkot is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. It 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.