Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna

The Diocese of Khulna (Latin: Dioecesis Khulnensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Bangladesh.

The Diocese of Khulna was built on January 3, 1952 in Jessore and has since 1956 based in Khulna.

She is the Archdiocese of Dhaka is a suffragan and has an area of ​​28,236 km ² and 15 million people (mostly Muslims and a Hindu minority ), of which 28 665 Catholics.

There are eleven parishes, 70 missions, 38 priests, including 18 diocesan and 20 religious priests. In the diocese also a foreign priest who is incardinated here and has worked as a pastor among the nomads, four brothers of Charity, 105 sisters from ten congregations and the community work " Papa Giovanni XXIII ", whose members in various pastoral, social, are charitable, educational and evangelizing plants operate. In addition, there are 41 seminarians and 54 full-time catechists.

Bishops

  • Dante Battaglierin SX, 1956-1969
  • Michael D' Rozario CSC, 1970-2005
  • Bejoy Nicephorus D' Cruze OMI, 2005-2011
  • James Romen Boiragi, since 2012
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