Diocese of Khulna Dioecesis Khulnensis খুলনা এর বিশপের এলাকা | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chittagong |
| Metropolitan | Chittagong |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,855 km2 (9,983 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 14,717,000 35,152 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 3 January 1952 (as Diocese of Jessore) 14 June 1956 (as Diocese of Khulna) |
| Cathedral | St Joseph's Cathedral in Khulna |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | James Romen Boiragi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Moses Costa, C.S.C. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Khulna (Latin: Dioecesis Khulnensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Chittagong, one of two provinces in Bangladesh. However it remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Joseph's Cathedral, in the city of Khulna, Khulna Division. Bishop James Roman Boiragi, who was a local priest, now he leads the diocese. Many Italian priests, including local priests and nuns, are preaching the word of God in the diocese and taking spiritual care to the parishioners.