Diocese of Amravati
| Diocese of Amravati | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Nagpur Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 46,447 km² |
| Parishes | 23 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 10.182.215 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 6,224 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 183 |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 207 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral |
| Website | http://amravatidiocese.co.in/ |
The Diocese of Amravati ( lat. : Dioecesis Amravatensis ) is in India situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Amravati .
history
Pope Pius XII founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Cum petierit on May 8, 1955 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Nagpur , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan .
On July 29, 1968 it lost parts of its territory to the Apostolic Exarchate of Chanda and on December 17, 1977 to the Diocese of Aurangabad .
territory
The Diocese of Amravati includes in the state of Maharashtra situated districts Amravati, Akola, Buldana and Yavatmal.
Bishops of Amravati
- Joseph Albert Rosario MSFS (May 8, 1955– April 1, 1995)
- Edwin Colaço (April 1, 1995– October 20, 2006, then Bishop of Aurangabad )
- Lourdes Daniel (June 8, 2007– November 11, 2010, then Bishop of Nashik )
-
Elias Gonsalves (July 11, 2012– December 3, 2018, then Archbishop of Nagpur)
- Sedis vacancy since December 3, 2018