Archbishop House ( bn, আর্চ বিশপ হাউস) also known as Kakrail Church is an architecturally significant residence and church situated in Kakrail,

Ramna Thana Ramna Thana ( bn, রমনা থানা) is a police jurisdiction in central Dhaka. It is a historic colonial neighborhood. Once the site of Mughal gardens, it developed into an institutional area during British rule in the late 19th centu ...

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

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 mos ...

. It was first built in 1925, with a chapel on the east end. It had evolved 1947 in Lakkibazar (Puran Dhaka) and in 1957 it transferred to Kakrail. The present church was renovated in 1976. There are Gothic and Renaissance motifs inside and outside the structure and it is considered to be a fine example of post colonial fusion architecture. '' The Daily Star'' reported in 2009 that official listing as a national heritage site was imminent, but six years later the Department of Archaeology was still preparing the list of buildings to be preserved. The

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 Congre ...

is the only archdiocese in Bangladesh. Archbishop

Patrick D'Rozario Patrick D'Rozario, CSC ( bn, প্যাট্রিক ডি'রোজারিও, translit=Pyaṭrik ḍi'rojario; born 1 October 1943) is a Bangladeshi prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Dhaka from 2011 to 2020. He beca ...

, CSC, D.D currently resides. East of the house, within the same compound, lies St. Mary's Cathedral, built in 1956. Fr. Gabriel Corraya is parish priest of St. Mary's Cathedral. St. Joseph's Seminary is also situated in the same boundary. Fr. Milton D. Corraya is the rector of the seminary and spiritual rector is Fr. Jyoti A. Gomes. Two graves lie at the front of Archbishop House, containing the bodies of Archbishop

Theotonius Amal Ganguly Theotonious Amal Ganguly, CSC, (18 January 1920, in Hashnabad, Bangladesh – 2 September 1977) was Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka from 1967 until his death on 2 September 1977. Archbishop Ganguly was a religious of the Congregation o ...

and Archbishop

Michael Rozario Michael Rozario (18 January 1926 – 18 March 2007) was a Bangladeshi prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Dhaka from 1977 to 2005. He was bishop of Dinajpur from 1968 to 1977. Biography Michael Rozario was born in Solepur, B ...

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* Most Rev. Patrick D'Rozario CSC, D.D * Parish Priest : Fr. Gabriel Corraya * Asst. Priest : Fr. Kakon Luke Corraya

Former Archbishops of Dhaka

The Archdiocese was established 15 July 1951. The Archbishops have been: * 1947-1964 : Most Rev. Lawrence Leo Graner, CSC * 1967-1979 : Most Rev. Theotonius Amal Ganguly, CSC * 1978-2001 : Most Rev. Michael Rozario * 2005-2014 : Most Rev.

Paulinus Costa Paulinus Costa (19 October 1936 – 3 January 2015) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka from 2005 to 2011. Career Costa was born in Gazipur, Bangladesh. He was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1963. He was appointed ...

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* {{Coord, 23.736, N, 90.405, E, region:BD_type:landmark, display=title Houses in Bangladesh Catholic Church in Bangladesh

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Former Archbishops of Dhaka

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