Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati
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Diocese of Amravati Dioecesis Amravatensis | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Ecclesiastical province | Nagpur |
Metropolitan | Nagpur |
Statistics | |
Area | 46,447 km2 (17,933 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 10,930,000 5,054 (0.0%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 8 May 1955 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Amravati |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Sorrows St Francis Xavier |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Malcolm Sequeira |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati (Latin: Amravaten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Amravati in the ecclesiastical province of Nagpur in India.
History
- 8 May 1955: Established as Diocese of Amravati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur.
Leadership
- Bishops of Amravati (Latin Rite)
- Bishop Malcolm Sequeira
- Bishop-elect Elias Gonsalves (11 July 2012 – 3 Dec2018) now the apostolic administrator of the diocese
- Bishop Lourdes Daniel (8 June 2007 – 11 November 2010); he had also been the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik; he was appointed Bishop of Nashik by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, 11 November 2010; at that time he was designated as the temporary Apostolic Administrator of Amravati until the new Bishop was chosen on Wednesday, 11 July 2012
- Bishop Edwin Colaço (12 May 1995 – 20 October 2006)
- Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. (8 May 1955 – 12 May 1995)
References
External links
23°08′13″N 83°11′08″E / 23.1369°N 83.1855°E
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