Diocese of Khulna
Khulnen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Khulna, Bangladesh
Latin rite diocese in southwestern Bangladesh, erected 3 January 1952 as the Diocese of Jessore from the Archdiocese of Calcutta and the Diocese of Krishnagar, renamed Khulna on 14 June 1956. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chattogram, with its seat at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Khulna.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 June 1956
- Latin
- Khulnen(sis)
- Patron
- Assumption of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001001844
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 36,683
- Population
- 14,717,000
- Catholic share
- 0.2%
- Priests
- 42
- Catholics per priest
- 873
- Extent
- 25,855 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.4
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- James Romen Boiragi
- Born
- 3 May 1955
- Birthplace
- Holdibunia
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Khulna stands in Khulna, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Chattogram
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Chattogram.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ChattogramChattogram
- Diocese of BarishalBarishal
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
One of Bangladesh's two ecclesiastical provinces, Chittagong, includes the Latin suffragan Diocese of Khulna (Latin: Diœcesis Khulnensis), which remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal seat is St. Joseph's Cathedral in the city of Khulna, Khulna Division. Bishop James Roman Boiragi, formerly a local priest, now leads the diocese, where many Italian priests, together with local priests and nuns, preach the word of God and give spiritual care to the parishioners.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia · GCatholic
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].