Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik is a diocese
located in the city of Nashik in the Ecclesiastical province
of Bombay
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 Nashik 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 Bombay
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in India. The archdiocese has been a metropolitan see since the time it was elevated by Pope Leo XIII on September 1, 1886. The ecclesiastical province of Bombay includes the suffragan dioceses of Nashik,...
in India.
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 Nashik (Latin Rite)- Bishop Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. (15 May 1987 - 31 Mar 2007 )
- Bishop Valerian D’Souza (Apostolic Administrator 31 March 2007 – 16 January 2008)
- Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado (16 Jan 2008 - Nov 2009) [transferred to Vasai diocese, Nov 2009]
- Bishop Lourdes Daniel (Apostolic Administrator Nov 2009 - 11 Nov 2010)
- Bishop Lourdes Daniel (11 Nov 2010 - )