Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Mymensingh
latin= Dioecesis Mymensinghensis
country= Bangladesh| metropolitan=Dhaka
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = St. Patrick’s Cathedral
cocathedral =
area= 16,448
population= 14,011,991
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 67,510
catholics_percent= 0.5
bishop= Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh (Latin: " Mymensinghen(sis)") is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

History

* May 15, 1987: Established as Diocese of Mymensingh from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka

Leadership

* Bishops of Mymensingh (Roman rite)
** Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (July 15, 2006 – present)
** Bishop Francis Anthony Gomes (May 15, 1987 – July 15, 2006)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/myme0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmyme.html Catholic Hierarchy]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur — Diocese of Dinajpur Dioecesis Dinaipurensis Location Country Bangladesh Metropolitan Dhaka …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka — The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka (Latin: Archidioecesis Dhakensis)[1] is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh. It was erected it as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal by Pope …   Wikipedia

  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) — The Roman Catholic church in its entirety contains over 3,000 dioceses, 800 archdioceses as well as military ordinaries, Apostolic vicariates, and prefectures around the world. This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses of Asia — The Roman Catholic church in Asia has dioceses in most countries. The largest episcopal conferences are those of India and China, followed by the Philippines, and Indonesia. List of Roman Catholic dioceses in AsiaEpiscopal Conference of… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh — The Roman Catholic church in Bangladesh is comprised of one ecclesiastical province headed by the Archdiocese of Dhaka, and 5 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses in BangladeshEpiscopal Conference of BangladeshEcclesiastical Province of… …   Wikipedia

  • Roman Catholicism in Bangladesh — The Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are approximately 300,000 Catholics in Bangladesh and the country is divided into six… …   Wikipedia

  • List of cathedrals — This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non episcopal denominations commonly… …   Wikipedia

  • Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …   Universalium

  • Chittagong — This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. For other uses, see Chittagong (disambiguation). Chittagong চট্টগ্রাম   Metropolis   Nickname(s): Chottala, Chantga, Chôţţogram …   Wikipedia

  • Congregation of Holy Cross — The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce (C.S.C.) is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France. Father Moreau also founded the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”