Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
- There is also a Diocese of Dhaka (and a Bishop of Dhaka) in the united Church of Bangladesh.
Archdiocese of Dhaka Archidioecesis Dhakensis ঢাকার বিশপের এলাকা | |
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 The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Dhaka | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,193 km2 (5,480 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 23,339,945 62,780 (0.3%) |
| Parishes | 18 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 October 1982 (as Archdiocese of Dhaka) |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral in Dhaka |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Secular priests | 125 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Patrick D'Rozario, C.S.C. |
| Suffragans | Diocese of Dinajpur Diocese of Mymensingh Diocese of Rajshahi Diocese of Sylhet |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Shorot Francis Gomes |
| Bishops emeritus | Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka (Template:Lang-la)[1] is the Latin, main Metropolitan Metropolitan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh, but no longer the only one. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The archdiocese's Marian mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Mary's Cathedral in the national capital Dhaka. As senior Metropolitan in Bangladesh, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. As of 2013[update] the Archbishop of Dhaka is Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, formerly Bishop of Chittagong, having been appointed Coadjutor Archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI on November 2010, and succeeded Archbishop Paulinus Costa in October 2011.
Ecclesiastical province
Its ecclesiastical province still has as suffragan sees
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet.
On 2 February 2017, it lost as suffragans the henceforth Metropolitan new Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong and both its simultaneously transferred suffragan sees: Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal and Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna.
History
It was erected it as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal by Pope Pius IX on 12 February 1850.[1]
It was promoted as Diocese of Eastern Bengal on 1 September 1886,[1] and renamed as the Diocese of Dacca after its see in 1887.[1]
On 25 May 1927 it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Chittagong, as its suffragan, but since 2017 itself a Metropolitan.
It was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dacca by Pope Pius XII on 15 July 1950,[1]
On 17 January 1952 it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Haflong.
It enjoyed its papal visit, from Pope Paul VI, in November 1970.
Pope John Paul II renamed it as the Archdiocese of Dhaka on 19 October 1982.[2]
It enjoyed a second papal visit from Pope John Paul II in November 1986.
It lost territory on 15 May 1987 to establish the Diocese of Mymensingh and on 8 July 2011 again to establish the Diocese of Sylhet, as its suffragans.
Bishops
(all Roman Rite, so far mostly (missionary) members of Latin congregations)
Ordinaries
Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Bengal
- Thomas Oliffe (1850 - 1855), appointed Apostolic Vicar of Western Bengal
- Fr. Louis Verité, C.S.C. (1855 – 1860), as Pro-Apostolic Vicar
- Pierre Dufal, C.S.C. (1860 - 1876), resigned; in 1878, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, U.S.
- Giordano Ballsieper, O.S.B. (1878 - 1886)
Bishops of Dhaka
- Augustin Louage, C.S.C. (1890 – 1894)
- Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. (1894 – 1909), appointed Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
- Frederick Linneborn, C.S.C. (1909 – 1915)
- Amand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. (1916 – 1929)
- Timothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. (1929 – 1945)
- Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. (1947 – 1950 see below)
Archbishops of Dacca
- Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. (see above 1950 - 1967)
- Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. (1967 – 1977)
Archbishops of Dhaka
- Michael Rozario (1977 – 2005)
- Paulinus Costa (2005 – 2011)
- Patrick D'Rozario, C.S.C. (2011–present) (Cardinal in 2016)
Coadjutor Bishops
- Timothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. (1927-1929)
- Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (2010-2011); future Cardinal
- Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. (1965-1967)
Auxiliary Bishops
- Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. (1960-1965), appointed Coadjutor here
- Shorot Francis Gomes (2016-)
- Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. (1996-2014)
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 64,960 Catholics (0.3% of 23,539,280 total) on 12,000 km² in 18 parishes and 14 missions with 115 priests (42 diocesan, 73 religious), 695 lay religious (132 brothers, 563 sisters) and 17 seminarians.
| Year | Catholics | Diocesean priest | Parishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70,821 | 42 | 19 |
| 2015 | 62,780 | 52 | 18 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Archdiocese of Dhaka". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Dhaka (Archdiocese) in Catholic Hierarchy
Sources and external links
| Province of Dhaka | |
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| Province of Chittagong | |
