Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka

Archdiocese of Dhaka

Archidioecesis Dhakensis

ঢাকা মহাধর্মপ্রদেশ
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Dhaka
Location
Country Bangladesh
Ecclesiastical provinceDhaka
Statistics
Area14,193 km2 (5,480 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
23,339,945
62,780 (0.3%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 October 1982 (as Archdiocese of Dhaka)
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Dhaka
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Secular priests125
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopBejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze
SuffragansDiocese of Dinajpur
Diocese of Mymensingh
Diocese of Rajshahi
Diocese of Sylhet
Bishops emeritusPatrick D'Rozario

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka (Latin: Archidioecesis Dhakensis)[1] is the Latin, main Metropolitan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh, but no longer the only one. It still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The archdiocese's Marian mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is St. Mary's Cathedral in the national capital Dhaka. As senior Metropolitan in Bangladesh, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. As of 2020 the Archbishop of Dhaka is Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, formerly Bishop of Sylhet, having been appointed by Pope Francis in September 2020.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Dhaka". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 28 April 2011.