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Diocese of

Chittagong

Bangladesh Bangladesh

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Dhaka

Neighbouring Dioceses: Khulna (←), Dhaka (↖), Agartala (↑), Aizawl (↗), Pyay (↘)

Patron Saint: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

History

  • 1927.05.25: Established as Diocese of Chittagong / Chittagongen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Dacca)
  • 1940.07.09: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.04.06 – ...):Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (62)Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (62)
Auxiliary Bishop (2009.05.07 – ...):Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (47)Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (47)

Titular Bishop of Afufenia

Ordinaries

Bishops of Chittagong (Roman Rite)

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (62)Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (62)
(2011.04.06 – ...)

Born:1950.11.17 (Bangladesh)
Ordained Priest:1981.02.05
Consecrated Bishop:1996.09.06

Bishop of Dinajpur (Bangladesh) (1996.07.05 – 2011.04.06)

Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (2011.04.06 – ...)

Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (69)Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (69) (later Archbishop)
(1995.02.03 – 2010.11.25)

Born:1943.10.01 (Bangladesh)
Ordained Priest:1972.10.08
Consecrated Bishop:1990.09.12

Bishop of Rajshahi (Bangladesh) (1990.05.21 – 1995.02.03)

Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (1995.02.03 – 2010.11.25)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) (2010.11.25 – 2011.10.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Dhaka (Bangladesh) (2011.10.22 – ...)

President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (2011.12 – ...)

Bishop Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C.
(1968.08.03 – 1994.06.30)

Born:1930.09.02 (Bangladesh)
Ordained Priest:1962.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:1968.11.17
Died:1996.06.09 († 65)

Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (1968.08.03 – 1994.06.30)

Bishop Raymond Larose, C.S.C.
(1952.03.20 – 1968.08.03)

Born:1897.01.10 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1926.02.07
Consecrated Bishop:1952.07.02
Died:1984.05.17 († 87)

Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (1952.03.20 – 1968.08.03)

Titular Bishop of Thysdrus (1968.08.03 – 1984.05.17)

Bishop Arthur-Alfred Lepailleur, C.S.C.
(1927.06.18 – 1952)

Juxta crucem tecum stare

Born:1886.08.09 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:1911.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1927.10.30
Died:1952.04.12 († 65)

Bishop of Chittagong (Bangladesh) (1927.06.18 – 1952)

Titular Bishop of Ciparissia (1952 – 1952.04.12)

as of 2013.05.03

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