Diocese of Nashik
Rite: Latin
Patron: St. Theresa of the Child Jesus
Founded: 15 May 1987
Province: Bombay
Status: Diocese
Total area: 57,532 Sq.kms.
Total Population : 1,35,00,000
Catholics Total: 79,629
Diocesan Priests: 33
Religious Priests: 73
Religious Sisters: 282
Minor Seminarians: 35
Major Seminarians: 92
Diocese of Nashik at a Glance
Ecclesiastical Institutions
Parishes & Substations | : 34 | Retreat Centres | : 01 |
Major Seminaries | : 01 | Diocesan Minor Seminaries | : 01 |
Congregation Minor Seminaries | : 03 | Religious Formation Houses | : 03 |
Men Religious Houses | : 0 | Women Religious Houses | : 46 |
Hospitals | : 04 | Dispensaries / Clinics / Health Centres | : 05 |
Orphanages | : 0 | Homes for Aged & Destitute | : 02 |
Schools for Physically Challenged | : 0 | Homes for Physically Challenged | : 01 |
Crèches | : 0 | Boarding Houses | : 34 |
Counselling Centres | : 0 | De-addiction Centre | : 0 |
Social Centres | : 16 | HIV / AIDS Centre | : 02 |
Professional Colleges | : 0 | Degree Colleges | : 02 |
Parallel Colleges | : 0 | Vocational / Technical Training Centres | : 02 |
Higher Secondary / Junior Colleges | : 0 | High Schools | : 02 |
Upper Primary Schools | : 16 | Lower Primary Schools | :24 |
Nurseries / Pre-Primary Schools | :24 | Presses & Media Centres | : 0 |
His Holiness Pope John Paul II erected the Catholic Diocese of Nashik consisting of the territory detached from the Diocese of Pune. The Catholic Diocese of Nashik consist of the civil revenue districts of Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar and Ahmednagar. All these five districts are in Maharashtra.
Name | Designation | Period |
Most Rev. Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. | Bishop | 1987-2007 |
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