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Church of Bangladesh
চার্চ অব বাংলাদেশ
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ClassificationProtestant
OrientationAnglican
ScriptureHoly Bible
TheologyReformed
PolityMixed polity with episcopal, congregational, and presbyterian elements[1]
Archbishop & PrimateThe Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin; enthroned on 5 December, 2018 (Archbishop of Dhaka).

Samuel Sunil Mankhin is a Bangladeshi bishop who has currently serving as the Primate & Archbishop of Dhaka since 2019 of Church of Bangladesh. Mankhin was previously the Bishop of Kustia, serving for many year. Ex officio, he is the Primate of All Bangladesh and the Archbishop of Church of Bangladesh.

His Eminence & The Most Reverend

Samuel Sunil Mankhin
Primate and Moderator of All Church of Bangladesh Archbishop of Dhaka
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Archbishop S. S. Mankhin at a program
ChurchChurch of Bangladesh
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Dhaka
PredecessorPaul Sarker
Other post(s)Bishop of Kustia; until 2019
Orders
Ordination5 December, 2018 as Primate and Moderator
Consecrationconsecrated 8 November 2009, St Mary's Church, Haluaghat
RankPrimate of Church of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born
Samuel Sunil Mankhin
NationalityBangladeshi
DenominationAnglican Protestant
ResidenceSt Thomas Church, Dhaka
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
SignatureSamuel Sunil Mankhin's signature
Coat of armsSamuel Sunil Mankhin's coat of arms
Deputy ModeratorThe Right Reverend Sourabh Pholia (Bishop of Barishal)
Bishops3
Cathedral3
RegionBangladesh (Also Worldwide)
HeadquartersModerator & Dhaka Diocesan Bishop's Office
54 Johnson Road, Sadarghat
Dhaka 1100
Bangladesh
Origin30 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-30)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
RecognitionAnglican Communion
Separated fromChurch of Pakistan
Parishes151
Members22600
Priests31
MissionariesBrotherhood of the Epiphany, Sisterhood of the Epiphany, Christa Sevika Sangha etc
Hospitals2
Nursing homes1
Primary schools44
Tertiary institutions1 (St. Andrew's Theology College, Bangladesh)
Other name(s)CoB
PublicationsKapot (কপোত)
Official websitewww.churchofbangladesh.org
SloganWitnessing Christ

The Church of Bangladesh (চার্চ অব বাংলাদেশ) is a united Protestant and Anglican church formed by the union of various Protestant churches in Bangladesh, principally the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Anglican Communion and World Communion of Reformed Churches.The Church of Bangladesh is one of the oldest and most traditional Anglican Churches in Bangladesh. The history of the plantation of this church is quite old. The Anglican Church or Protestant Church originated in Bengal from the time of British rule in the Indian subcontinent. Since the Anglican Church in England is called the ‘Church of England’, the Anglican Church in undivided India was known as the ‘Church of India’ and in Pakistan as the ‘Church of Pakistan’.

The Church of Bangladesh currently has three dioceses – Dhaka Diocese: Archbishop Samuel Sunil Mankhin, Kushtia Diocese; Bishop Hemen Halder, and Barisal Diocese; Bishop Shourabh Pholia. There are a total of 8 deaneries and 115 parishes under the three dioceses. The population is about 22,000. Membership is diverse, including many different cultures. About half of the total members are from the Garo, Santal, Marma and Chakma ethnic groups of Bangladesh.

History

The Church of Bangladesh came into being as the outcome of the separation of East Bengal province from Pakistan. This started as a movement which focused on language and took shape through the liberation war in 1971, which created an independent Bangladesh. The Synod of the Church of Pakistan on 30 April 1974 declared and endorsed a free and independent status for the Church of Bangladesh. The Church of Bangladesh brings together the Anglican and English Presbyterian Churches.

Following the creation of the Church of Bangladesh, efforts were made to increase local leadership. B. D. Mondal was consecrated as the first national bishop of Dhaka Diocese in 1975. He tried to follow the path of Bishop Blair, by encouraging the active participation of lay leaders from all sections of the church congregations. After the creation of the synod, B. D. Mondal became the first moderator of the Church of Bangladesh and Michael S. Baroi the deputy moderator. At the time of B. D. Mondal's retirement, a new bishop was elected, and Paul Sarker, in January 2003, became the third national bishop of the Church of Bangladesh. Although the title is not employed in this province, since the acknowledgement of the Archbishop of Dhaka as a primate within the Anglican Communion, he has been entitled to the usual archiepiscopal prefix "the Most Reverend".[2] The current Primate and Archbishop of Church of Bangladesh is Samuel Mankhin, enthroned on 5 December 2018.

Dioceses

There are three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh:

Church of Bangladesh Archdiocese of Dhaka

Erected in 1956 by dividing the Diocese of Calcutta, the diocese (originally called "East Bengal")[3] covered all East Pakistan. It was in the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon until the 1970 union of the Church of Pakistan. It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence. Since it was split to create Kushtia diocese, the Moderator of the Synod has usually also been Archbishop of Dhaka of Church of Bangladesh.[4]

Diocese of Kushtia

Founded from Dhaka diocese in 1990; the Bishop in Kushtia was ex officio deputy moderator until 2018,[4] when the new bishop in Barisal became deputy moderator (as the second mosty senior bishop by consecration).

  • Michael S. Baroi (consecrated 30 November 1990, St Peter's Ratanpur)
  • Paul Shishir Sarkar (consecrated 5 January 2003, Oxford Mission Church)
  • ?–2019: Samuel Sunil Mankhin (consecrated 8 November 2009, St Mary's Haluaghat; Moderator since 19 November 2018)[7]
  • 2019–present: Hemen Halder (consecrated 27 January 2019)[8]

Diocese of Barisal

Formed in 2017[9] from Dhaka diocese.[10]

Anglican realignment

The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Global South. Moderator Paul Sarker attended an Anglican Church in North America meeting on 13–15 May 2017, at Holy Cross Cathedral, in Loganville, Georgia. He and Archbishop Foley Beach, of the ACNA, signed "A Joint Statement on Communion from the Primate of Bangladesh and the Primate of the Anglican Church", to affirm and celebrate the communion between both churches. It was also discussed how both provinces could work together with mission partnerships. The Church of Bangladesh was the first united province of the Anglican Communion to declare full communion with the ACNA.[14]

The Church of Bangladesh wasn't represented at GAFCON III, on 17–22 June 2018, because it took place in Jerusalem, but Samuel Mankhin attended G19, the additional conference that took place in Dubai, on 25 February – 1 March 2019.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Sachs, William L. (2017). The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume V: Global Anglicanism, c. 1910-2000. Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-19-252094-4.
  2. ^ "Member Church - Bangladesh". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  3. ^ "Obituaries: Bishop James Blair". Church Times. No. 6677. 1 February 1991. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ a b "Our History". Church of Bangladesh. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  5. ^ "Gazette: deaths". Church Times. No. 6677. 1 February 1991. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ Conger, George (2016-01-03). "Primates of the Anglican Communion - Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh". Anglican Ink © 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Church of Bangladesh has new Moderator and Deputy Moderator". Church of Bangladesh. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  8. ^ "Rev. Hemen Halder was consecrated as the new Bishop of Kushtia Diocese". Church of Bangladesh. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. ^ "The First Council of Barisal diocese held". Church of Bangladesh. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  10. ^ "Dhaka Diocese Council 2016 held". Church of Bangladesh. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  11. ^ "Bishop Elected for Barisal Diocese". Church of Bangladesh. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  12. ^ "Bishop Consecration held" (PDF). Church of Bangladesh Newslatter. January–May 2017.
  13. ^ "Enthronement of Rt. Rev. Shourabh Pholia". Church of Bangladesh. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  14. ^ A Joint Statement on Communion from the Primate of Bangladesh and the Primate of the Anglican Church, ACNA Official Website.
  15. ^ Fuel for Prayer Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, GAFCON Official Website.
  16. ^ Standing with the Suffering, GAFCON Official Website, 1 April 2019.

External links

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