Bishop James Romen Boiragi is a Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishop serving as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna,
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 ...
.
Early life
James was born on 3 May 1955 at Haldibunia,
Bagerhat district,
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 ...
. He studied at St. Paul's High School (at Shelabunia),
Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Holy Spirit Major Seminary (Dhaka). After working as a pastor at
St. Joseph's Cathedral in
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 ...
he went for higher studies in
Canon Law
Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...
at
Urbaniana University in Rome, Italy, where he attained his Ph.D. degree in 1996.
Priesthood
He was ordained a priest on 13 January 1985 at
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 ...
.
Episcopate
He was appointed Bishop of Khulna on 4 May 2012 by
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
. His
episcopal ordination took place at Khulna on 15 June 2012. His motto is "Lead my sheep". He holds the chairs of Catholic Bishops’ Episcopal Commission for Catechetics and Biblical Apostolate alongside. He worked as the Vicar General and Vice Judicial Vicar of the Tribunal for the Diocese of Khulna before being nominated bishop of the diocese on 2 May 2012.
See also
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Catholic Church in Bangladesh
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boiragi, James Romen
Living people
1955 births
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bangladesh
People from Bagerhat District
Pontifical Urban University alumni
Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI
Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni
Bangladeshi Roman Catholic bishops
Roman Catholic bishops of Khulna