Roman Catholic Diocese of Dinajpur

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Denomination Roman Catholic Established 25 May 1927 Area 17,500 km² Patron saint Francis Xavier		Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Bangladesh Metropolitan archbishop Patrick D'Rozario
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)15,196,60741,867 (0.3%) Cathedral Cathedral of St Francis Xavier in Dinajpur Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka

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

May 25, 1927: Established as Diocese of Dinajpur from the Diocese of Krishnagar

Bishops of Dinajpur (Roman rite)

Bishop Sebastian Tudu (October 29, 2011 – present)

Bishop Moses Costa, C.S.C. (July 5, 1996 – April 6, 2011, appointed Bishop of Chittagong)

Bishop Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C. (December 19, 1978 – February 23, 1996)

Bishop Michael Rozario (later Archbishop) (September 5, 1968 – December 17, 1977)

Bishop Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. (December 9, 1948 – September 5, 1968)

Bishop Giovanni Battista Anselmo, P.I.M.E. (February 7, 1929 – October 16, 1947)

Bishop Santino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. (1927 – 1928)

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