Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur (Latin: Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a diocese located in Dinajpur District, Rajshahi Division, in the ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Diocese of Dinajpur

Dioecesis Dinaipurensis

দিনাজপুর এর বিশপের এলাকা
Location
Country Bangladesh
Ecclesiastical provinceDhaka
MetropolitanDhaka
Statistics
Area17,500 km2 (6,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
16,827,061
54,082 (0.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)
CathedralCathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur
Patron saintSaint Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSebastian Tudu
Metropolitan ArchbishopPatrick D'Rozario, CSC

History

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Bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Gervas Rozario (priest here, 1980–1990), appointed Bishop of Rajshahi in 2007

References

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25°36′35″N 88°37′48″E / 25.6097°N 88.6299°E / 25.6097; 88.6299