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| History of Archdiocese of Guwahati |
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| Patron: Christ the bearer of Good News |
The Archdiocese of Guwahati has the territory consisting of 5 districts - Baksha, Morigaon, Kamrup, Nagaon and Goalpara - of the state of Assam.Guwahati, the 'gateway' to North East India is the first place to be associated with Christianity in the region.Two Portuguese Jesuit Missionaries, Cabral and Cacella - the first Christian Missionaries to set foot in Assam - reached Hajo and Guwahati on September 26, 1626. They were enroute to Tibet from Hooghly. In June 1850, Fr. Robin, Fr. Krick and Fr. Bernardi of the Institute of the Foreign Missions of Paris reached Guwahati. Fr. Robin tried to learn Assamese and establish a centre at Bongnia. |
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Map of Guwahati Archdiocese |
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Archbishop John Moolachira
Archbishop of Guwahati |
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| Born: |
: 14 December, 1951 |
| Ordained Priest |
: 23 Oct, 1978 |
| Appointed Bishop of Diphu |
: 14 Feb, 2007 |
| Ordained Bishop of Diphu |
: 15 Apr, 2007 |
Appointed Co-adjutor Bishop of Guwahati |
: 9 April, 2011 |
| Announced Archbishop of Guwahati |
: 18 January 2012 |
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Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil |
SDB, D.D. |
Former Archbishop of Guwahati |
| Born: |
: 22 October, 1936 |
| Professed |
: 24 May, 1955 |
| Ordained Priest |
: 02 May, 1965 |
| Ordained Bishop of Dibrugarh |
: 29 Nov, 1981 |
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| Appointed Bishop of Guwahati |
: 21 April 1992 |
| Installed on |
: 16 August 1992 |
| Appointed Archbishop of Newly erected |
: 1 August, 1995 |
| Archdiocese of Guwahati |
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| Retired as Archbishop of Guwahati |
: 18 January 2012 |
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