Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amravati is a diocese
located in the city of Amravati
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nagpur in India.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Amravati
Amravati
Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Nagpur in India.
History
- May 8, 1955: Established as Diocese of Amravati from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nagpur
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Amravati (Latin Rite)- Bishop Lourdes Daniel (June 8, 2007 – Nov 11, 2010); he had also been the Apostolic AdministratorApostolic AdministratorAn apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik; he was appointed Bishop of Nashik by Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on Thursday, November 11, 2010; at that time he was designated as the temporary Apostolic Administrator of Amravati until the new Bishop is chosen - Bishop Edwin Colaço (April 1, 1995 – October 20, 2006)
- Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. (May 8, 1955 – April 1, 1995)
- Bishop Lourdes Daniel (June 8, 2007 – Nov 11, 2010); he had also been the Apostolic Administrator