Diocese of Kushtia কুষ্টিয়া ধর্মপ্রদেশ | |
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| Church of Bangladesh | |
| Incumbent: Hemen Halder from 2019 as Bishop of Kushtia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan | Dhaka |
| Deaneries | 2 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,835.15 km2 (8,044.50 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 44 |
| Members | 8,000 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Michael S. Baroi |
| Rite | Church of Bangladesh Book of Common Prayer |
| Established | 1990 |
| Cathedral | St John's Cathedral Church |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of Bangladesh |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Hemen Halder |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Samuel Sunil Mankhin |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael S. Baroi |
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination).[1] It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka, and its first three bishops each went on to become archbishop of Dhaka and primate & moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.[2]