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Diocese of Dinajpur

Dioecesis Dinaipurensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sebastian Tudu, Bishop

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 May 1927ErectedDiocese of Krishnagar (Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Maida, Bogra, Rangpur, Jalpaguri, and CooTc-Beliar) Diocese of Dinajpur (erected)
15 July 1950Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Dinajpur (from Calcutta)
17 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Dinajpur (Malda and West Dinajpur) Prefecture Apostolic of Malda (erected)
17 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Dinajpur (Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bear) Diocese of Jalpaiguri (erected)
21 May 1990Territory LostDiocese of Dinajpur (Rajshahi, Pabna, and Bogra) Diocese of Rajshahi (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195035,5109,776,134.4%8334186642417ap1951
197024,53715,800,000.2%12728876326015ap1971
198038,11219,843,382.2%630361,0583899ap1981
199048,00023,700,000.2%21325390535152ap1991
199938,92415,152,000.3%2117381,0242110913ap2000
200039,37415,157,600.3%2315381,0361910813ap2001
200139,69515,162,932.3%2516419682611813ap2002
200240,13815,165,303.3%2320439333012413ap2003
200339,52015,175,000.3%2324478403813513ap2004
200439,81815,182,604.3%2119409953213813ap2005
200641,86715,196,607.3%2516411,0213314222ap2007
201354,08216,827,061.3%3227599164423116ap2014
201658,64717,784,960.3%3023531,1064215016ap2017
201962,08218,448,215.3%3218501,2413617117ap2020
202163,84018,941,479.3%3217491,3023515818ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 373, and Page 374
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 66, to Page 69

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