The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal (also known as the Diocese of Barishal) is a diocese of the
Church of Bangladesh (a
United Protestant
A united church, also called a uniting church, is a Christian denomination, church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestantism, Protestant Christian denominations.
Historically, unions of Protest ...
denomination) that was erected in 2017 by separating the
Jobarpar and
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
deaneries from the
Diocese 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 ...
. On 3 April 2017, Bishop
Shourabh Pholia was consecrated as the first bishop of Barisal at Christ the King Church in
Khalishpur
Khalishpur ( bn, খালিশপুর) is a Metropolitan Police (Bangladesh), Metropolitan thana of Khulna Metropolitan Police in the Division of Khulna Division, Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography
Khalishpur is located at . It has 35343 households ...
.
He was enthroned at the new diocese's cathedral, the
Oxford Mission Church, in June 2017.
List of bishops
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Shourabh Pholia (2017–present)
Notes
References
External links
Anglican Communion profile
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Anglican dioceses in Asia
2017 establishments in Bangladesh