Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal

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Diocese of Barisal

Dioecesis Barisal

বরিশাল ধর্মপ্রদেশ[ citation needed ]
Location
CountryBangladesh
Ecclesiastical province Chittagong
Metropolitan Chittagong
Statistics
Area20,708 km2 (7,995 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2015)
15,183,927
29,685 (0.2%)
Parishes5
Information
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established2015;7 years ago (2015)
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral, Barisal
Secular priests 19
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Emmanuel Kanon Rozario
There is also a Diocese of Barisal (and a Bishop of Barisal) in the united Church of Bangladesh.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong. However it remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Peter's Cathedral, in Barisal, Barisal bibhag.

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 29,685 Catholics (0.2% of 15,183,927 total) on 20,708 km2 in 5 parishes with 19 priests (13 diocesan, 6 religious), 33 lay religious (4 brothers, 29 sisters) and 3 seminarians.

History

Established on 29 December 2015 as Diocese of Barisal, on territory split off from Diocese of Chittagong, [1] suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka.

Since Chittagong was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese in February 2017, Barisal become one of its two original suffragans.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Church, so far members of Latin missionary congregations)

Suffragan Bishops of Barisal

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References

  1. "Pope Francis erects new diocese of Barisal in Bangladesh". Vatican Radio. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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