Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

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

{{For|the Church of North India diocese based in Aurangabad|Diocese of Marathwada}}

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{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Aurangabad

|latin = Dioecesis Aurangabadensis

|local = औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश

|country = {{flag|India}}

|metropolitan = Nagpur

|province = Nagpur

|rite = Latin Rite or Roman rite

|cathedral = Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

|cocathedral =

|parishes = 23

|patron =

|established = 17 December 1977

|area_km2 = 64,525

|population = 10,258,000

|population_as_of = 2012

|catholics = 15,623

|catholics_percent= 0.2

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|bishop = Bernard Lancy Pinto

|metro_archbishop = Elias Gonsalves

|denomination=|emeritus_bishops=Ambrose Rebello}}

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

History

On the 17 of December, 1977 Paul VI promulged the papal bull Qui arcano, establishing the Diocese of Aurangabad from the Diocese of Amravati and the Archdiocese of Hyderabad.

According to local sources, the Roman Catholic community numbers around {{formatnum:50000}}.

Bishops

  • Bernard Lancy Pinto (6 April 2024 - Present)
  • Ambrose Rebello (13 May 2015 – 2024)
  • Edwin Colaço (20 October 2006 –13 May 2015)
  • Sylvester Monteiro (9 February 1999 – 14 August 2005)
  • Ignatius D'Cunha (6 February 1989 – 20 January 1998)
  • Dominic Joseph Abreo (17 December 1977 – 1 May 1987)

References

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