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The '''St. Mary's Cathedral,''' also called '''Garrison Church''', is a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] cathedral church located in [[Jammu city|Jammu]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The cathedral is the [[Mother_church#Cathedral|mother church]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNQlAQAAIAAJ |title=The Catholic Directory of India |date=2005-01-01 |publisher=St. Paul Publications. |language=en}}</ref>


It was founded in 1986 by Bishop [[Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal]], following with the diocese's elevation by [[Pope John Paul II]]'s [[apostolic constitution]] ''Qui Sanctissimi Numinis''.
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Pope John Paul II 1986 apostolic constitution, ''Qui Sanctissimi Numinis'', established the Diocese of Jammu-Srinigar from the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir]] in response to the church's noticeable expansion and growth in the region.<ref>{{Citation | author = John Paul II | date = March 10, 1986 | title = Qui Sanctissimi Numinis | type = Apostolic constitution | language = Latin | url = https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/la/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_19860310_iammuensis-srinagarensis.html}}</ref> The seat of this new diocese was transferred to St. Mary's Cathedral from the seat of the Prefecture, [[Holy Family Catholic Church (Srinagar)|Holy Family Catholic Church]], in the same year under the guidance of the first diocese's first bishop, Hippolytus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} History |url = https://jammusrinagardiocese.org/pages/history |website = jammusrinagardiocese.org |access-date = 2022-11-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=D'Souza |first=Daniel Anthony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgTZAAAAMAAJ |title=Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission) |date=1996-01-01 |publisher=Holy Family Friary |language=en}}</ref>
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The cathedral parish also includes three sites beyond St. Mary's Cathedral: St. Thomas Church, St. Joseph's Church, and St. John Mary Vianney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} St. Mary's Cathedral |url = https://jammusrinagardiocese.org/Parish/43 |website = jammusrinagardiocese.org |access-date = 2022-11-02}}</ref>
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The '''St. Mary's Cathedral''' <ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/asia/1781.htm St. Mary’s Cathedral in Jammu]</ref> also called '''Garrison Church''' is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of [[Jammu city|Jammu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jammusrinagardiocese.org/index.php?r=site/page&view=profile|title=Diocese of Jammu Srinagar {{!}} Profile|website=jammusrinagardiocese.org|access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref> the state capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], in north part of the Asian country of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNQlAQAAIAAJ|title=The Catholic Directory of India|date=2005-01-01|publisher=St. Paul Publications.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mgTZAAAAMAAJ|title=Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission)|last=D'Souza|first=Daniel Anthony|date=1996-01-01|publisher=Holy Family Friary|language=en}}</ref>

The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother or main church of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar (''Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis'') which was raised to its current status in 1986 by bull ''"Qui Sanctissimi numinis"'' of [[Pope John Paul II]] .

It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Ivan Pereira who was appointed to that position by [[Pope Francis]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/catholic-diocese-jammu-srinagar-gets-new-bishop/|title=Catholic Diocese of Jammu, Srinagar gets new Bishop|date=2014-12-03|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-01}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in India]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in India]]
*[[List of cathedrals in India]]
*[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar|Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar]]


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Latest revision as of 16:16, 6 November 2022

St. Mary's Cathedral, Jammu
St. Mary's Cathedral
Garrison Church
سینٹ میری کا کیتھیڈرل
Map
LocationJammu Cantonment, Jammu and Kashmir, India
CountryIndia
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
Authorising papal bull1986
Founded25 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-25)
Founder(s)Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal
DedicationNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Past bishop(s)Peter Celestine Elampassery
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
ParishSt. Mary's Parish
Clergy
ArchbishopAnil Joseph Thomas Couto
Bishop(s)Ivan Pereira
Vicar(s)Fr. Jose Vadakkel
ChancellorFr. Joshy Mathew

The St. Mary's Cathedral, also called Garrison Church, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.[1]

It was founded in 1986 by Bishop Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, following with the diocese's elevation by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Qui Sanctissimi Numinis.

History

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Pope John Paul II 1986 apostolic constitution, Qui Sanctissimi Numinis, established the Diocese of Jammu-Srinigar from the Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir in response to the church's noticeable expansion and growth in the region.[2] The seat of this new diocese was transferred to St. Mary's Cathedral from the seat of the Prefecture, Holy Family Catholic Church, in the same year under the guidance of the first diocese's first bishop, Hippolytus.[3][4]

The cathedral parish also includes three sites beyond St. Mary's Cathedral: St. Thomas Church, St. Joseph's Church, and St. John Mary Vianney.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Catholic Directory of India. St. Paul Publications. 1 January 2005.
  2. ^ John Paul II (10 March 1986), Qui Sanctissimi Numinis (Apostolic constitution) (in Latin)
  3. ^ "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | History". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ D'Souza, Daniel Anthony (1 January 1996). Implanting of the Capuchin Order in North India, 1965-1980: Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi Mission (Capuchin-north-east Mission). Holy Family Friary.
  5. ^ "Diocese of Jammu Srinagar | St. Mary's Cathedral". jammusrinagardiocese.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.