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Diocese of Sylhet

Dioecesis Sylhetensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Shorot Francis Gomes, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 8 July 2011
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dhaka
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Bangladesh
  • Square Kilometers: 12,594 (4,864 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, and Moulibazar
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Porgona Bazar, P.O. Khadim Nagar, Sylhet 3103, Bangladesh
  • Telephone: (0821)287.01.32

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 July 2011ErectedArchdiocese of Dhaka (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habigganj, and Moulibazar) Diocese of Sylhet (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
201216,28610,000,000.2%5131890413317ap2013
201417,23111,650,000.1%511161,07613337ap2015
201719,08713,466,882.1%59141,36312357ap2018
202019,94214,106,550.1%513181,10716427ap2021
202219,81514,286,000.1%613191,04218417ap2023

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 103, Page 512, and Page 513

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