Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur

The Diocese of Dinajpur (Latin: Dioecesis Dinaipurensis ) is a location in Bangladesh Roman Catholic diocese based in Dinajpur.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded it with the Breve Supremi Apostolatus on 25 May in 1927 of territory of the diocese of Krishnagar and it became the Archdiocese of Calcutta assumed as suffragan.

On January 17, 1952, lost part of its territory to the Prefecture Apostolic of Malda and Jalpaiguri to the diocese. Another part lost it on May 21, 1990 to the bishopric of Rajshahi.

Bishop of Dinajpur

  • Santino Taveggia PIME, January 18, 1927-2. June 1928
  • Giovanni Battista Anselmo PIME, February 7 1929-16. October 1947
  • Joseph Obert PIME December 9, 1948-5. September 1968
  • Michael Rozario, September 5, 1968-17. December 1977, then Archbishop of Dhaka
  • Theotonius Gomes CSC, December 19, 1978-23. February 1996
  • Moses Costa CSC, July 5, 1996-6. April 2011, then Bishop of Chittagong
  • Sebastian Tudu, since October 29, 2011
Ecclesiastical province Friar Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta Roman Catholic Diocese of Dumka Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi Roman Catholic Diocese of Chittagong
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