Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati
Diocese of Amravati Dioecesis Amravatensis | |
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Location | |
Country | 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 XVIon 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)
- Bishop-elect
References
External links
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
- Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
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