St John's Cathedral, Kushtia

St. John's Cathedral Church
সাধু যোহনের ক্যাথেড্রাল গির্জা
23°54′34″N89°07′36″E / 23.909545°N 89.126776°E / 23.909545; 89.126776
Location	NS Road, Thana Para, Kushtia
Country	Bangladesh
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Church of Bangladesh
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1850;175 years ago (1850)
Dedication	John the Apostle
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Gothic architecture
Administration
Province	Dhaka
Diocese	Kushtia
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Right Reverend Hemen Halder

St. John's Cathedral Church, Kushtia is an Anglican cathedral located in Thana Para, on NS Road in Kushtia, Bangladesh. It belongs to the Diocese of Kushtia of the Church of Bangladesh and was established in 1850. ^[1] The cathedral is one of the oldest in Bangladesh. The Bishops enthroned in it typically became the Archbishop & Primate of Church of Bangladesh.

History

The church was established in 1850 as a mud house on the western side of Thana Mor, adjacent to NS Road in Kushtia city. In 1898, engineer William Renwick from Watson & Company completed the construction of the new cathedral. The bishop at the time of its founding was the Most Reverend Michael S. Baroi, who came from Indurkani in Barisal district. ^[1] The present brick-built structure was inaugurated on January 6, 1922, by Mrs. W. B. Renwick. ^[2] The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia was established in 1990–91.

References

1. "History of Kushtia Church of Bangladesh". Web Archive. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. Abdullah Saeed, Mosques, Temples, and Churches of Greater Kushtia (Editor: Bilukbir), History of Greater Kushtia, Vol. 1, 2017.