Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet
Diocese of Sylhet Dioecesis Sylhetensis সিলেট ধর্মপ্রদেশ | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 July 2011 |
| Cathedral | Pro-Cathedral of the Divine Mercy in Moulvibazar |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Shorot Francis Gomes |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet (
Latin: Dioecesis Sylhetensis) is a diocese in Bangladesh, and comprises the civil districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, and Moulvibazar. It lies in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka
in Bangladesh.
Leadership
- Bishops of Sylhet (Latin Church)
- Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze (8 July 2011[1] – 30 September 2020)
- Shorot Francis Gomes (12 May 2021 – present)
History
Sylhet was erected as a
Benedict XVI
announced it on 8 July 2011. This new Diocese consists of four civil districts covering 12,594 sq. k. m. The total population is about 10 million. There are 17,000 Catholics.
During the time of British rule, the Catholics of the Tea-Estate people,
Oblate Fathers
.
Delivi literally wore out his knees with the difficult walking and was later somewhat crippled. A long era of almost 40 years began with the arrival in Srimangal of Joseph Voorde and Joseph Lehane and the establishment of a parish. The compound housed very little, including no church, because the parish was ‘Mobile’ going to the people. Voorde basically looked after the parish and Lehane toured. Lehane baptized himself in all those years thousands of the people. There was a vast territory under Parishes of Srimangal and Mugaipar. It was split in 1975 when the Oblate Fathers took over and established
Oblate Fathers and one parish under the Holy Cross Fathers
. There are 10,000 Catholics under Srimongol Parish under the Holy Cross Fathers. There are three male and five female congregations who are serving this diocese. The priests and religious are all together about 45. This new diocese has 2 local priests and the Archdiocese of Dhaka gave two more local priests to serve this diocese.
References
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.07.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 1 October 2020.