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The All India Catholic Union (AICU) represents almost 16 million Catholics in India: followers of the Latin Rite, the Syro Malabar Catholics and the Syro Malankara Catholics. It has 120 diocese and district units.〔 The AICU was established in 1930. ==History== Plans for an organised union of Catholic laity were discussed at the All India Catholic Conference in 1919. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Citizens for Justice and Peace )〕 The All India Catholic League was formed in 1930 (with C. J. Varkey, Chunkath as Secretary〔(C. J. Varkey, Chunkath )〕) and sponsored the All India Catholic Congress at Pune in 1934. The body was named the Catholic Union of India in 1940, with Professor M. Ratnaswamy of Anna Malai University as the first National President. The Catholic Union of India was registered at Chennai in 1966, and later changed its name to the All India Catholic Union.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 Presidents of the Union have included Prof. M. Ratnaswamy, Madras, Chev. A. Soares, Bombay, Chev. J. C. Rayon, Bangalore, Chev. D. V. D. Monte, Madras, Chev. G. S. Reddy, Hyderabad, Mr. George Menezes, Bombay (1986–90), Mr. Chhotebhai, Kanpur (1990–94), Mr. Peter Marbaniang, Shillong (1994–96), Mr. Norbert D'Souza, Pune (1996–2000), Dr. Maria Emilia Menezes (2000–2004)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All India Catholic Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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