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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur

Coordinates: 25°36′35″N 88°37′48″E / 25.6097°N 88.6299°E / 25.6097; 88.6299
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Diocese of Dinajpur

Dioecesis Dinaipurensis

দিনাজপুর এর বিশপের এলাকা
Location
Country Bangladesh
Ecclesiastical provinceDhaka
MetropolitanDhaka
Statistics
Area17,500 km2 (6,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
16,827,061
54,082 (0.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)
CathedralCathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur
Patron saintSaint Francis Xavier
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSebastian Tudu
Metropolitan ArchbishopPatrick D'Rozario, CSC

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur (Latin: Dioecesis Dinaipurensis) is a diocese located in Dinajpur District, Rajshahi Division, in the ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

History

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Bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Gervas Rozario (priest here, 1980–1990), appointed Bishop of Rajshahi in 2007

References

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25°36′35″N 88°37′48″E / 25.6097°N 88.6299°E / 25.6097; 88.6299