Diocese of Mymensingh
| Diocese of Mymensingh | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dhaka |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Ponen Kubi CSC |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francis Anthony Gomes |
| founding | 1987 |
| surface | 16,448 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 15,798,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 75,332 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,093 |
| Friars | 33 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 106 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Bengali |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| address | PO Box 37, Bhatikeswar, Mymensingh Town 2200, Bangladesh |
The Bistum Mymensingh ( lat. : Dioecesis Mymensinghensis ) is an in Bangladesh preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Mymensingh . It includes municipalities of the divisions Dhaka and Mymensingh : Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Kishorganj, Netrokona, Sherpur and Tangail.
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo superno on May 15, 1987 from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Dhaka , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Mymensingh
- Francis Anthony Gomes (May 15, 1987 - July 15, 2006)
- Paul Ponen Kubi CSC (since July 15, 2006)