Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Aurangabad | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Aurangabadensis |
Local: | औरंगाबाद बिशपच्या अधिकारातील प्रदेश |
Country: | India |
Rite: | Latin Rite or Roman rite |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
Parishes: | 23 |
Established: | 17 December 1977 |
Area Km2: | 64,525 |
Population: | 10,258,000 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Catholics: | 15,623 |
Catholics Percent: | 0.2 |
Metro Archbishop: | Elias Gonsalves |
Emeritus Bishops: | Ambrose Rebello |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aurangabad (la| Aurangabaden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Aurangabad in the ecclesiastical province of Nagpur in India.
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 .