Pope Francis erects new diocese of
Barisal in Bangladesh
Bangladesh. The Diocese
of Barisal is composed of some territory from the diocese of
Chittagong, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Holy Father also
appointed Bishop Subroto Lawrence Howlander, C.S.C., auxiliary
bishop of Chittagong, as the first bishop of the new diocese of Barisal.
Comprising an area of 20,708
square kilometres, the new diocese of Barisal has a population of 15,183,927 of
whom 29,685 are Catholics.
There are 19 priests (of whom
6 are religious) who will serve the diocese along with 29 female religious and
4 lay brothers.
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