title: Joseph Aind
text: # Joseph Aind
  
  Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. is an Indian prelate who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dibrugarh.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Joseph was born in Nahorani, Assam, India on 5 November 1945.
  
  ## Priesthood
  
  Joseph was ordained a priest for the congregation of the Salesians of Don Bosco on 27 November 1976.
  
  ## Episcopate
  
  Joseph Aind was appointed Bishop of Dibrugarh on 11 November 1994 and ordained on 19 March 1995 by Thomas Menamparampil. He is the Chairman of Social Communication Commission in the North Eastern Regions Bishop council. On 15 February 2021 Aind stepped down as bishop of Dibrugarh after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, and was replaced by Albert Hemrom.
  
  