Roman Catholicism in Bangladesh

The Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

History and Organization

The Roman Catholic Church was founded in the 17th century. 1598 moved the Jesuit Francisco Fernandez in Chittagong to the south of the present-day Bangladesh.

1977, secularism was abandoned and declared Bangladesh an Islamic state. Islam - 1988 declared the official religion - is about 88.3 percent ( ~ 130 million Bangladeshis ) of the population by far the strongest religion in the country. The number of Catholics is currently at 270,000. Approximately the same size, the number of Protestants, spread over 32 churches or ecclesial communities. In Dhaka there is a large seminary. In 1971, the Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh ( Catholic Bishop's Conference of Bangladesh, CBCB ) was founded.

Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino since 2008.

Dioceses

In Bangladesh the following dioceses were established:

  • Archdiocese of Dhaka
  • Diocese of Chittagong
  • Diocese of Dinajpur
  • Diocese of Khulna
  • Diocese of Mymensingh
  • Diocese of Rajshahi
  • Diocese of Sylhet

Cooperative Bank of Dhaka

In addition to the Grameen Bank, founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, the " Christian Cooperative for cooperative loans of Dhaka ", the oldest non-profit Bank of Bangladesh. The Catholic institution was established on 3 July 1955 by the Congregation of the Holy Cross CSC. From the Cooperative Bank of Dhaka over 400 other banks have emerged that are involved primarily in the area of ​​micro- credit as well as in the fight against AIDS, rehabilitation of drug addicts, ensuring the supply of drinking water and aquaculture.

Notre Dame University

The Bangladesh Catholic Education Board ( BCEB ) and the Task Force for Catholic University in Bangladesh the Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh approved the establishment of the first Catholic University in Bangladesh in Dhaka on August 19, 2011. The university is the name of Notre Dame University of wear ..

State religion Roman Catholic Diocese of Chittagong Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna Roman Catholic Diocese of Rajshahi Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet
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