| St Thomas Cathedral Church | |
|---|---|
সাধু থোমার ক্যাথেড্রাল চার্চ | |
.jpg) St Thomas's in 1904 by Fritz Kapp | |
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| 23°42′37″N 90°24′44″E / 23.7102°N 90.4122°E | |
| Location | Johnson Road, Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Church of Bangladesh |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Thomas the Apostle |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Gothic architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1819 |
| Completed | 1821 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Dhaka |
| Metropolis | Dhaka |
| Archdiocese | Dhaka |
| Deanery | Dhaka |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | The Most Reverend Samuel Sunil Mankhin |
| Dean | The Very Reverend Simson Mazumder |
| Priest(s) | The Very Reverend Emmanuel Mollick |
St Thomas Cathedral Church is a cathedral belonging to the Diocese of Dhaka of the Church of Bangladesh, which is a United Protestant denomination that formed as a result of a merger between the Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the region.[1] It is the seat of the diocese. The church premise was in an area of lush greeneries with the famous Bahadur Shah Park at a stone's throw distance on the south. The north–south axial Nawabpur Road/Johnson Road, the most important commercial street connecting the old part of the city with the new, is on the west and separated the area from the court, Bank, DC's office and Jagannath University buildings across it. In fact the church overlooking the greens is a major focal of the city centre in the nineteenth century.
- ^ Ross, Kenneth R. (14 March 2019). Christianity in South and Central Asia. Edinburgh University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4744-3984-8.
The Church of Bangladesh incorporates Anglican and Presbyterian traditions and plays an important role in enhancing the spiritual and socioeconomic life of Christian and non-Christian Bangladeshis.