Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Dhaka

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Metropolitan Diocese of Dhaka

ঢাকা মহাধর্মপ্রদেশ
Church of Bangladesh
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St Thomas Cathedral, Dhaka
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Coat of Arm of Dhaka's Archbishop
Incumbent:
Samuel Sunil Mankhin
Style The Most Reverend
Location
CountryBangladesh
Ecclesiastical province Dhaka
Deaneries 3
Statistics
Area21,381.52 km2 (8,255.45 sq mi)
Parishes29
Members8500+ (as of 2024) [1]
Information
First holderJames D. Blair
Formation1952
Rite Church of Bangladesh Book of Common Prayer
Established1956
Cathedral St Thomas Church, Dhaka
Current leadership
Parent church Church of Bangladesh
Governance Episcopal
Metropolitan Archbishop Samuel Sunil Mankhin
Suffragans Diocese of Kushtia Diocese of Barisal
Dean Very Reverend Emmanuel Mollick
Bishops emeritusJames D. Blair Barnabas Dejen Mondal

The Church of Bangladesh Metropolitan Diocese of Dhaka is the metropolitan and main diocese of Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination) that was erected in 1956 by dividing the Diocese of Calcutta; the diocese was originally called "East Bengal" [2] and covered all of East Pakistan after the partition of India. It was a part of the Anglican Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon until the formation of the united Protestant Church of Pakistan in 1970, which merged Lutheran, Anglican, and Presbyterian denominations in that country. It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence. Since it was split to create Kushtia diocese, the bishop of Dhaka has usually also been moderator and primate of the Church of Bangladesh. [3] The other 2 dioceses of Church of Bangladesh are under its governance.

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