The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur ( la, Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in
Dinajpur District,
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division ( bn, রাজশাহী বিভাগ) is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2011 Census of 18,484,858. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 district ...
, in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...
in Bangladesh.
History
* May 25, 1927: Established as Diocese of Dinajpur from the
Diocese of Krishnagar
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
s 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 (priest here, 1980–1990), appointed Bishop of Rajshahi in 2007
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh
Christian organizations established in 1927
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Dinajpur, Roman Catholic Diocese of
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