Country Bangladesh Membership 15,650 (2015) Years built 1677 Year built 1677 Parish Tejgaon Thana | Denomination Catholic Functional status Active Phone +880 1858-012322 Status Church | |
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Location Tejgaon Thana
Dhaka District Address Holy Cross College Rd, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh Similar St Mary's Cathedral - Dhaka, Armenian Church - Dhaka, Tomb of Pori Bibi, Star Mosque, Baldha Garden | ||
Holy Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka. It is also known as Tejgaon Church and once popularly called the Japmala Queen Church. Under this Catholic church has 15,650 Catholics. Fr. Albert T. Rozario is parish priest of this church and Fr. Mintu L. Palma, Fr. Ronjit C. Gomes and Fr. Ignatius Parimal Rozario are serving there as assistant parish priest. Each Sunday Catholics gather there for Sunday mass and thousands devotee join there.
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Construction
Portuguese Augustinian missionaries introduced Christianity in Dhaka. The second church of Dhaka was built in 1677 at Tejgaon. But this one is the oldest example that can be found.
Renovation
The church was renovated three times. In 1714, 1940 and the last renovation was in 2000.
The difference between the width of walls and the parts of the roof suggest that the eastern part of the Church was built later.
Information
Parish Priest : Fr. Albert T. Rozario Assist. Priest : Fr. Ignatius Parimal Rozario Assist. Priest : Fr. Mintu L. Palma Catholics : 15,650