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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Maharashtra, India}}<br />
{{For|the Church of North India diocese based in Aurangabad|Diocese of Marathwada}}<br />
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{{Infobox diocese<br />
|jurisdiction = Diocese <br />
|name = Aurangabad <br />
|latin = Dioecesis Aurangabadensis<br />
|local = औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश<br />
|country = {{flag|India}}<br />
|metropolitan = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Nagpur]] <br />
|province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Nagpur]] <br />
|rite = [[Latin Church|Latin Rite]] or [[Roman rite]]<br />
|cathedral = Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]<br />
|cocathedral = <br />
|parishes = 23<br />
|patron = <br />
|established = 17 December 1977<br />
|area_km2 = 64,525 <br />
|population = 10,258,000<br />
|population_as_of = 2012 <br />
|catholics = 15,623<br />
|catholics_percent= 0.2 <br />
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}<br />
|bishop = [[Bernard Lancy Pinto]] <br />
|metro_archbishop = [[Elias Joseph Gonsalves]]<br />
|denomination=|emeritus_bishops=[[Ambrose Rebello]]}}<br />
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The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad''' ({{langx|la| Aurangabaden(sis)}}) is a [[diocese]] located in the city of [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Nagpur]] in India.<br />
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==History==<br />
On 17 December 1977, [[Pope Paul VI|Paul VI]] promulgated the [[papal bull]] ''Qui arcano'', establishing the Diocese of Aurangabad from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati|Diocese of Amravati]] and the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad|Archdiocese of Hyderabad]].<br />
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According to local sources, the Roman Catholic community numbers around {{formatnum:50000}}.<br />
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==Bishops==<br />
* [[Bernard Lancy Pinto]] (6 April 2024 - Present)<br />
* [[Ambrose Rebello]] (13 May 2015 – 2024)<br />
* [[Edwin Colaço]] (20 October 2006 –13 May 2015)<br />
* [[Sylvester Monteiro]] (9 February 1999 – 14 August 2005)<br />
* [[Ignatius D'Cunha]] (6 February 1989 – 20 January 1998)<br />
* [[Dominic Joseph Abreo]] (17 December 1977 – 1 May 1987)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/aura0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/daura.html Catholic Hierarchy] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]<br />
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