Diocese of

Barishal

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 20,708 km²

Population: 16,150 Catholics (0.1% of 14,503,420 total) (2017)

Statistics: 6 parishes, 1 mission, 20 priests (14 diocesan, 6 religious), 55 lay religious (10 brothers, 45 sisters), 5 seminarians (2017)

Ecclesiastical Province: Chattogram

Neighbouring Dioceses: Khulna (↖), Dhaka (↑), Agartala (↗), Chattogram (→)

Patron Saint: St. Peter

2015.12.29: Established as Diocese of Barisal / Barisalen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Chittagong)
2018.12.28: Renamed as Diocese of Barishal / Barisalen(sis) (Latin)

Bishop (2018.12.28 – ...):

Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (54)

Bishops of Barishal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (54)
(2018.12.28 – ...)

Bishop of Barishal (Bangladesh)

Titular Bishop of Afufenia (2009.05.07 – 2015.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (2009.05.07 – 2015.12.29)

Bishop of Barisal (Bangladesh) (2015.12.29 – 2018.12.28)

Bishop of Barishal (Bangladesh) (2018.12.28 – ...)

Bishops of Barisal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (54)
(2015.12.29 – 2018.12.28)

(see above)

as of 2020.01.02