Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik

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Denomination Roman Catholic Established 15 May 1987 Area 57,592 km² Country India		Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Founded 1987 Metropolitan archbishop Oswald Gracias

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)20,000,00086,090 (0.4%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Anne in Nashik Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashik (Latin: Nashiken(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Nashik in the Ecclesiastical province of Bombay in India.

History

May 15, 1987: Established as Diocese of Nashik from the Diocese of Poona

Bishops 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 - )

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