Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati

{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Maharashtra, India}}

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Amravati

|latin = Dioecesis Amravatensis

|country = {{flag|India}}

|metropolitan = Nagpur

|province = Nagpur

|cathedral = Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Amravati

|cocathedral =

|parishes = 19

|established = 8 May 1955

|area_km2 = 46,447

|population = 10,930,000

|population_as_of = 2012

|catholics = 5,054

|catholics_percent= 0.0

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|website = [http://amravatidiocese.co.in/ Website of the Diocese]

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati ({{langx|la| Amravaten(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Amravati in the ecclesiastical province of Nagpur in India.

History

8 May 1955: Established as Diocese of Amravati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur.

Bishops of Amravati (Latin Rite)
Bishop Malcolm Sequeira
Bishop-elect Elias Gonsalves (11 July 2012 – 3 Dec2018) now the apostolic administrator of the diocese
Bishop Lourdes Daniel (8 June 2007 – 11 November 2010); he had also been the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik; he was appointed Bishop of Nashik by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, 11 November 2010; at that time he was designated as the temporary Apostolic Administrator of Amravati until the new Bishop was chosen on Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Bishop Edwin Colaço (12 May 1995 – 20 October 2006)
Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. (8 May 1955 – 12 May 1995)

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/amra0.htm GCatholic.org] Wikipedia:SPS
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/damra.html Catholic Hierarchy] Wikipedia:SPS