Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Dinajpur / Dinaipuren(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Dhaka
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Patron Saint: Saint Francis Xavier
Liturgical Calendar (Universal) π
Bishop (2011.10.29 β ...): | Bishop Sebastian Tudu (56) |
Bishops of Dinajpur (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Sebastian Tudu (56) Bishop of Dinajpur (Bangladesh)
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Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (later Archbishop) Joy of Communion in Contemplation and Service
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Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. (85) Titular Bishop of Zucchabar
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Bishop Michael Rozario (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E.
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Bishop Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E.
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Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E.
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Area: 16,330 kmΒ²
Population: 73,012 Catholics (0.4% of 19,284,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes, 13 missions
Personnel: 54 priests (37 diocesan, 17 religious), 185 religious (33 brothers, 152 sisters), 7 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.19
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