Amravati (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Malcolm Sequeira, Bishop	General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 8 May 1955 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nagpur Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: IndiaSquare Kilometers: 46,090 (17,802 Square Miles)Official Web Site: http://www.amravatidiocese.co.in/ Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Amravati Camp P.O., Amravati-444602, Maharashtra State, IndiaTelephone: (0721) 2663.171Fax: 2666.403

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. † (8 May 1955 Appointed - 1 Apr 1995 Retired)
Edwin Cola�o (1 Apr 1995 Appointed - 20 Oct 2006 Appointed, Bishop of Aurangabad)
Lourdunada Daniel (8 Jun 2007 Appointed - 11 Nov 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Nashik)
Elias Joseph Gonsalves (11 Jul 2012 Appointed - 3 Dec 2018 Appointed, Archbishop of Nagpur)
Malcolm Sequeira (30 Nov 2023 Appointed - )

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes
1958	15,956	6,462,992	.2%	7	12	19	839	88	12	ap1960
1970	18,800	8,400,000	.2%	18	11	29	648	13	127	ap1971
1980	6,159	5,842,000	.1%	15	5	20	307	9	129	14	ap1981
1990	6,813	7,967,000	.1%	18	4	22	309	10	164	17	ap1991
1999	7,670	8,380,810	.1%	25	6	31	247	8	190	20	ap2000
2000	7,728	8,386,310	.1%	26	6	32	241	7	185	19	ap2001
2001	7,835	8,396,310	.1%	29	5	34	230	7	186	21	ap2002
2002	7,940	9,941,903	.1%	29	5	34	233	7	194	22	ap2003
2003	7,155	10,041,903	.1%	31	4	35	204	6	197	23	ap2004
2004	7,230	10,141,903	.1%	29	3	32	225	5	201	23	ap2005
2006	6,224	10,182,215	.1%	31	3	34	183	6	207	23	ap2007
2012	5,054	10,930,000	.0%	31	9	40	126	15	367	19	ap2013
2015	6,355	11,412,000	.1%	34	8	42	151	11	242	20	ap2016
2018	5,360	11,266,653	.0%	35	6	41	130	9	248	20	ap2019
2020	5,610	11,517,930	.0%	35	6	41	136	9	256	20	ap2021
2022	5,680	11,259,000	.1%	36	10	46	123	13	238	20	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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