Bishopric of Sylhet
| Bishopric of Sylhet | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dhaka |
| Diocesan bishop | Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze OMI |
| founding | 2011 |
| surface | 12,595 km² |
| Parishes | 7 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 11,650,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 17,231 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,077 |
| Friars | 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Bengali |
The Bistum Sylhet ( lat. : Dioecesis Sylhetensis ) is an in Bangladesh preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Sylhet . It includes the Sylhet division in northeast Bangladesh.
history
Pope Benedict XVI founded it on July 8, 2011 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Dhaka , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. Since the foundation, the local ordinary Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze has been OMI .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Sylhet on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Sylhet on gcatholic.org (English)