Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati
# Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guwahati

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

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