Diocese of Khulna
| Diocese of Khulna | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Chittagong |
| Diocesan bishop | James Romen Boiragi |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 28,236 km² |
| Parishes | 11 (February 2, 2017) |
| Residents | 16,632,000 (February 2, 2017) |
| Catholics | 35,957 (February 2, 2017) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (February 2, 2017) |
| Religious priest | 14 (February 2, 2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 946 |
| Friars | 23 (February 2, 2017) |
| Religious sisters | 98 (February 2, 2017) |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
| address | Main Road Sonadanga Khulna 9000 Bangladesh |
The Diocese of Khulna ( Latin : Dioecesis Khulnensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Bangladesh .
The Diocese of Khulna was established on January 3, 1952 as the Diocese of Jessore and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dhaka as a suffragan . On June 14, 1956, the diocese was renamed and the seat of Jessore moved to Khulna .
The diocese has an area of 28,236 km². Among the 16 million inhabitants (mostly Muslim and a Hindu minority), Catholics form a small minority.
In addition to eleven parishes, there are around 70 mission stations. A foreign priest, incardinated here and active as a pastor among the nomads, Brothers of Charity, religious sisters from ten congregations and the community "Papa Giovanni XXIII", whose members are in various pastoral, social, charitable, engaged in educational and evangelizing works.
On February 2, 2017, the Khulna diocese was subordinated to the new Archdiocese of Chittagong as a suffragan.
Bishops
- Dante Battaglierin SX, 1956-1969
- Michael D'Rozario CSC, 1970-2005
- Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze OMI , 2005-2011
- James Romen Boiragi , since 2012
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Chittagong (Bangladesh) e del primo nouns Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , February 2, 2017, accessed February 3, 2017 (Italian).