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Diocese of Aurangabad Dioecesis Aurangabadensis औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Nagpur |
Metropolitan | Nagpur |
Statistics | |
Area | 64,525 km2 (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 | Bernard Lancy Pinto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Elias Gonsalves |
Bishops emeritus | Ambrose Rebello |
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.
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 50,000.
19°53′09″N 75°18′31″E / 19.8857°N 75.3086°E
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Diocese of Aurangabad Dioecesis Aurangabadensis औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Nagpur |
Metropolitan | Nagpur |
Statistics | |
Area | 64,525 km2 (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 | Bernard Lancy Pinto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Elias Gonsalves |
Bishops emeritus | Ambrose Rebello |
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.
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 50,000.
19°53′09″N 75°18′31″E / 19.8857°N 75.3086°E