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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Bangladesh
The Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Bangladesh (the former East Pakistan), comprising only two Latin ecclesiastical provinces, under the Metropolitans of the Archdioceses of Dhaka and of Chittagong, which together have a total of six suffragan dioceses. Unlike India, there are no Eastern Catholic sees. Neither are there pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions. There are no titular sees, nor defunct jurisdictions without current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level). List of dioceses See also * List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) References External links GCatholic.org - data for all sections {{R-C dioceses in Bangladesh * Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Conference
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal entities. The first assembly of bishops to meet regularly, with its own legal structure and ecclesial leadership function, is the Swiss Bishops' Conference, which was founded in 1863. More than forty episcopal conferences existed before the Second Vatican Council. Their status was confirmed by the Second Vatican Council and further defined by Pope Paul VI's 1966 ''motu proprio'', ''Ecclesiae sanctae''. Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, often national ones, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference, although they may also include neighboring countries. Certain authority and tasks are assigned to episcopal conferences, particularly with regard to setting the liturgical norms for the Mass. Episcopal conferences receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Dinajpur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur ( la, Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a diocese located in Dinajpur District, Rajshahi Division, in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. History * May 25, 1927: Established as Diocese of Dinajpur from the Diocese of Krishnagar Bishops * Bishops of Dinajpur (Roman rite) ** Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. (1927 – 1928) ** Bishop Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. (February 7, 1929 – October 16, 1947) ** Bishop Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. (December 9, 1948 – September 5, 1968) ** Bishop Michael Rozario (September 5, 1968 – December 17, 1977), appointed Archbishop of Dacca ** Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. (December 19, 1978 – February 23, 1996) ** Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (July 5, 1996 – April 6, 2011), appointed Bishop of Chittagong ** Bishop Sebastian Tudu (October 29, 2011 – present) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop *Gervas Rozario Gervas Rozario (born 15 August 1951) is bishop of the Roman Cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In Bangladesh
The Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh is composed solely of a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national Episcopal Conference of Bangladesh (the former East Pakistan), comprising only two Latin ecclesiastical provinces, under the Metropolitans of the Archdioceses of Dhaka and of Chittagong, which together have a total of six suffragan dioceses. Unlike India, there are no Eastern Catholic sees. Neither are there pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions. There are no titular sees, nor defunct jurisdictions without current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level). List of dioceses See also * List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) References External links GCatholic.org - data for all sections {{R-C dioceses in Bangladesh * Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Catholic Dioceses (structured View)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions ''sui juris'' around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,100 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. The list needs regular updating and is incomplete, but as articles are written, more will be added, and various aspects need to be regularly updated. Map Types of Catholic dioceses This refers to Catholic dioceses in the world, of all (Latin o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sylhet
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet ( la, Dioecesis Sylhetensis) is a diocese in Bangladesh, and comprises the civil districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, and Moulvibazar. It lies in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Leadership ;Bishops of Sylhet (Latin Church) * Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze (8 July 2011 – 30 September 2020) * Shorot Francis Gomes (12 May 2021 – present) History Sylhet was erected as a diocese on 30 September 2011. Pope Benedict XVI announced it on 8 July 2011. This new Diocese consists of four civil districts covering 12,594 sq. k. m. The total population is about 10 million. There are 17,000 Catholics. During the time of British rule, the Catholics of the Tea-Estate people, Khasias and Mandi indigenous people were given service from a Parish in Assam (India). After the partition in 1947, it was not possible for a priest to come to Pakistan from India. The entire area of Sylhet was given to the Archdiocese of Dacca. Archbishop Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Rajshahi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi ( la, Dioecesis Raishahiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rajshahi in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. History * May 21, 1990: Established as the Diocese of Rajshahi from the Diocese of Dinajpur Leadership * Bishops of Rajshahi (Roman rite) ** Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (May 21, 1990 – February 3, 1995), appointed Bishop of Chittagong; future Archbishop and Cardinal ** Bishop Paulinus Costa (January 11, 1996 – July 9, 2005), appointed Archbishop of Dhaka ** Bishop Gervas Rozario Gervas Rozario (born 15 August 1951) is bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Rajshahi. His diocese has 59,630 Catholics. Biography Gervas Rozario was born on 15 August 1951 in Satiangasa village in Natore District. He studied his primary educ ... (January 15, 2007 – present) Information * High School = 3 St. Louis High School, Jonail, Natore, Bangladesh. St. Joseph High School and College, Bonpara, Natore, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Mymensingh
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh ( la, Dioecesis Mymensinghensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this Diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal. A total of 76,047 Catholics and 6665 Protestant Christians live here. People live on farming, day laborer in rural area and many people live in cities as migrant workers. Female Garo are very skill in beauty parlor profession. History Mymensingh Diocese was part of Dhaka Archdiocese before in 1987. It was created by Pope John Paul II. Rev. Bishop Francis A Gomes was the first bishop in the Diocese of Mymensingh. In 1909, five Garo leaders made a long trip down to Dhaka to ask the Catholic Bishops to send them a priest. A year later, Arch Bishop sent Fr. Fleury CSC and Brother Eugene CSC to study the situation. In late 1910 and early 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Khulna
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna ( la, Dioecesis Khulnensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Chittagong, one of two provinces in Bangladesh. However it remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Joseph's Cathedral, in the city of Khulna, Khulna Division. Bishop James Roman Boiragi, who was a local priest, now he leads the diocese. Many Italian priests, including local priests and nuns, are preaching the word of God in the diocese and taking spiritual care to the parishioners. Statistics As per 2015, it pastorally served 35,352 Catholics (0.2% of 16,396,000 total) on 28,236 km2 in 11 parishes with 42 priests (26 diocesan, 16 religious), 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters) and 7 seminarians. It has Religious Societies 13, High School 5, Primary School 17, Seminary & Novitiate 8, Boarding House & Orphanages 17, Health Center/Clinic 9. History The bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Dhaka
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka ( la, Archidioecesis Dhakensis) is the Latin, main Metropolitan Metropolitan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh, but no longer the only one. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The archdiocese's Marian mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Mary's Cathedral in the national capital Dhaka. As senior Metropolitan in Bangladesh, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. the Archbishop of Dhaka is Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, formerly Bishop of Sylhet, having been appointed by Pope Francis in September 2020. Ecclesiastical province Its ecclesiastical province still has as suffragan sees * Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh * Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi * Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet. On 2 February 2017, it lost as suffragans the newly created Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, and shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali, one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bangladesh forms the sovereign part of the historic and ethnolinguistic region of Bengal, which was divided during the Partition of India in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Chittagong
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong ( la, Archidioecesis Chittagongensis), renamed Chattogram on 28 December 2018, is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh. The Archdiocese of Chittagong is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Chittagong, which includes the suffragan dioceses of Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna and Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal, both in Bangladesh. However it remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It was renamed the Archdiocese of Chattogram in 2018. Its cathedral is Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral, in the Bengal city of Chittagong. The Archdiocese of Chittagong comprises the 17 civil districts of Chittagong: Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachori, Noakhali, Feni, Laxmipur, Bhola, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barisal, Jhalakathi, Borguna, Gopalganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur. The Archdiocese is in the southern part of Bangladesh and cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Church
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