Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad

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Diocese of Aurangabad

Dioecesis Aurangabadensis

औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश
Location
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Ecclesiastical province Nagpur
Metropolitan Nagpur
Statistics
Area64,525 km2 (24,913 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
10,258,000
15,623 (0.2%)
Parishes23
Information
Rite Latin Rite or Roman rite
Established17 December 1977
CathedralCathedral of St Francis de Sales in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto
Metropolitan ArchbishopElias 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.

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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.

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