Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Syro-Malabar
Type: Diocese 
Name: Rajkot / Raikoten(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Kalyan
Neighbouring Dioceses: Hyderabad (↖), Ajmer (↑), Gandhinagar (↗), Ahmedabad (↗), Baroda (→)
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Patron Saint: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
| Bishop (2010.07.16 – ...): |  Bishop José Chittooparambil, C.M.I. (71) |
| Bishops of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Rajkot of the Syro-Malabars (India) To have life and have it in abundance
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Bishop Gregory Karotemprel, C.M.I.
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Bishop Jonas Thaliath, C.M.I.
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Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Rajkot, Gujarāt 
Area: 140,420 km²
Population: 15,600 Catholics (0.1% of 30,400,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes, 58 missions
Personnel: 139 priests (41 diocesan, 98 religious), 585 religious (111 brothers, 474 sisters), 16 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.09.30
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