Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur
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Diocese of Dinajpur
Dioecesis Dinaipurensis
দিনাজপুর এর বিশপের এলাকা
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Location | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
Metropolitan | Dhaka |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 15,196,607 41,867 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 May 1927 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur |
Patron saint | Saint Francis Xavier |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sebastian Tudu |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Patrick D'Rozario |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur (Latin: 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
Leadership
- Bishops of Dinajpur (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sebastian Tudu (October 29, 2011 – present)
- Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (July 5, 1996 – April 6, 2011, appointed Bishop of Chittagong)
- Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. (December 19, 1978 – February 23, 1996)
- Bishop Michael Rozario (later Archbishop) (September 5, 1968 – December 17, 1977)
- Bishop Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. (December 9, 1948 – September 5, 1968)
- Bishop Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. (February 7, 1929 – October 16, 1947)
- Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. (1927 – 1928)
References
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