Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad (Latin: Aurangabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Aurangabad in the Ecclesiastical province of Nagpur in India.

Diocese of Aurangabad Dioecesis Aurangabadensis औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Nagpur
Metropolitan	Nagpur
Statistics
Area	64,525 km^2 (24,913 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 10,258,000 15,623 (0.2%)
Parishes	23
Information
Rite	Latin Rite or Roman rite
Established	17 December 1977
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ambrose Rebello
Metropolitan Archbishop	Elias Gonsalves

History

• 17 December 1977: Established as Diocese of Aurangabad from the Diocese of Amravati and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hyderabad.

According to local sources, the Roman Catholic community numbers around 50,000.

Leadership

• Bishops of Aurangabad (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Ambrose Rebello (13 May 2015 – present)
  • Bishop Edwin Colaço (20 October 2006 –13 May 2015)
  • Bishop Sylvester Monteiro (9 February 1999 – 14 August 2005)
  • Bishop Ignatius D'Cunha (6 February 1989 – 20 January 1998)
  • Bishop Dominic Joseph Abreo (17 December 1977 – 1 May 1987)

References

External links

• GCatholic.org ^{[self-published]}
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}