Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad is a diocese
located in the city of Aurangabad in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nagpur in India.
According to local sources, the Roman Catholic community numbers around .
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Aurangabad in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Nagpur in India.
History
- December 17, 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 .
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Aurangabad (Latin Rite)- Bishop Edwin Colaço (October 20, 2006 – present)
- Bishop Sylvester Monteiro (February 9, 1999 – August 14, 2005)
- Bishop Ignatius D'CunhaIgnatius D'CunhaIgnatius D'Cunha was the Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad, located in Aurangabad, India. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1955 and elevated to Bishop of Aurangabad in 1989. D'Cunha died on October 11, 2007 in Vasai, India.-External...
(February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1998) - Bishop Dominic Joseph Abreo (December 17, 1977 – May 1, 1987)