Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh

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Diocese of Mymensingh

Dioecesis Mymensinghensis

ময়মনসিংহ ধর্মপ্রদেশ
Location
Country Bangladesh
Metropolitan Dhaka
Statistics
Area16,448 km2 (6,351 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
14,011,991
76,047 (0.5%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established15 May 1987
CathedralSt Patrick’s Cathedral in Mymensingh
Patron saint Saint Patrick
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, C.S.C.
Map
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh.png

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh (Latin : Dioecesis Mymensinghensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this Diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal. A total of 76,047 Catholics and 6665 Protestant Christians live here. People live on farming, day laborer in rural area and many people live in cities as migrant workers. Female Garo are very skill in beauty parlor profession.

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History

Mymensingh Diocese was part of Dhaka Archdiocese before in 1987. It was created by Pope John Paul II. Rev. Bishop Francis A Gomes was the first bishop in the Diocese of Mymensingh.

In 1909, five Garo leaders made a long trip down to Dhaka to ask the Catholic Bishops to send them a priest. A year later, Arch Bishop sent Fr. Fleury CSC and Brother Eugene CSC to study the situation.

In late 1910 and early 1911, Rev. Fr. Adolphe Francis CSC began the work in Tausalpara near Ranikhong. On 19 March 1911, Father Francis reaped the first fruits with 21 Catholic baptisms at Tausalpara. The first church among the Garos was built at Tausalpara in 1912, and in 1913 Rev. Fr. Francis began living there. In 1915, he moved to the Ranikhong hill where Ranikhong Parish is now.

Until 1918, Father Francis was practically always alone, tramping the Garo country from east to west, covering the 90 miles strip of territory, where in the following twenty-five years a total of six parishes were established.

On Christmas Day 2003, Rev. Fr. Ponen Paul Kubi CSC (at the time Director of the Pobitra Krush Sadhana Griha, Rampura, Dhaka) was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mymensingh and consecrated in Mymensingh on 13 February 2004. On 15 July 2006, Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi CSC was appointed Second Bishop of Mymensingh by Pope Benedict XVI. The Installation ceremony was held on September 1, 2006.

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