Diocese of Barisal
| Diocese of Barisal | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Chittagong |
| Diocesan bishop | Lawrence Subrata Howlader CSC |
| surface | 20,708 km² |
| Parishes | 5 (2015) |
| Residents | 15,183,927 (2015) |
| Catholics | 29,685 (2015) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (2015) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2015) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,562 |
| Friars | 4 (2015) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (2015) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Bengali |
| cathedral | St. Peter Cathedral |
The Bistum Barisal ( lat. : Dioecesis Barisalensis ) is an in Bangladesh preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Barishal .
history
The Diocese of Barisal was established on December 29, 2015 by Pope Francis from cession of territory from the Diocese of Chittagong and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dhaka as a suffragan . First Bishop was Lawrence Subrata Howlader CSC .
On February 2, 2017, it was subordinated to the new Archdiocese of Chittagong as a suffragan.
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Barisal on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 29, 2015.
- Entry on the Diocese of Barisal on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della Diocese Barisal (Bangladesh) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 29, 2015, accessed December 29, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ erezione della Provincia di Ecclesiastica Chittagong (Bangladesh) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 2, 2017, accessed February 3, 2017 (Italian).