Archdiocese of Chattogram

Historical Details

• Diocese of Chittagong
  • Latin Name: Chittagongensis
  • Erected: 25 May 1927
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dhaka
  • Country: Bangladesh

• Archdiocese of Chittagong
  • Latin Name: Chittagongensis
  • Elevated: 2 February 2017
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: Bangladesh

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Alfred-Arthur Le Pailleur, C.S.C. † (18 Jun 1927 Appointed - 8 Mar 1951 Resigned)
• Raymond Larose, C.S.C. † (20 Mar 1952 Appointed - 3 Aug 1968 Resigned)
• Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. † (3 Aug 1968 Appointed - 30 Jun 1994 Resigned)
• Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (3 Feb 1995 Appointed - 25 Nov 2010 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka)
• Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. † (6 Apr 2011 Appointed - 13 Jul 2020 Died)
• Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (19 Feb 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Chittagong
1950	11,888	12,891,650	.1%	6	21	27	440		12	42	10	ap1951
1970	13,053	13,600,000	.1%	7	20	27	483		40	81	9	ap1971
1980	17,557	23,000,000	.1%	13	9	22	798		31	48	9	ap1981
1990	18,250	20,686,883	.1%	8	16	24	760		26	48	10	ap1991
1999	23,689	25,529,062	.1%	13	12	25	947		19	72	9	ap2000
2000	25,129	26,039,640	.1%	12	13	25	1,005		22	73	9	ap2001
2001	25,547	28,500,000	.1%	12	13	25	1,021		23	79	10	ap2002
2002	26,352	29,070,000	.1%	11	15	26	1,013		25	74	10	ap2003
2003	28,206	29,600,000	.1%	12	16	28	1,007		28	80	10	ap2004
2004	29,212	30,000,000	.1%	12	12	24	1,217		32	80	10	ap2005
2006	31,813	31,200,000	.1%	14	16	30	1,060		28	86	10	ap2007
2013	40,596	35,308,680	.1%	20	18	38	1,068		38	99	14	ap2014
2015	48,917	19,188,306	.3%	10	8	18	2,717		10	65	11	bul:29dec2015
2016	29,760	19,447,000	.2%	12	10	22	1,352		23	69	11	ap2017
Archdiocese of Chittagong
Archdiocese of Chattogram
2019	32,046	20,195,233	.2%	15	13	28	1,144		27	68	11	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. (Bishop: 3 Feb 1995 to 25 Nov 2010)
• Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 May 2009 to 29 Dec 2015; Archbishop: 19 Feb 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 6 Apr 2011; Archbishop: 2 Feb 2017 to 13 Jul 2020)
• Raymond Larose, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1952 to 3 Aug 1968)
• Alfred-Arthur Le Pailleur, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 18 Jun 1927 to 8 Mar 1951)
• Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1968 to 30 Jun 1994)