Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

For the Church of North India diocese based in Aurangabad, see Diocese of Marathwada.

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 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

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 50,000.

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)

External links

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