Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal | |||
15 February 1850 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal (erected) |
Diocese of Eastern Bengal | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Bengal | Diocese of Eastern Bengal |
Diocese of Dacca | |||
1887 | Name Changed | Diocese of Eastern Bengal | Diocese of Dacca |
25 May 1927 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dacca (Chittagong, Noakhali, Barisal, Gournadi, Narikelbari, Haflong, Badarpur, Akyab, Sandoway, Gyeithaw, and Chaugtha) | Diocese of Chittagong (erected) |
3 July 1929 | Territory Added | Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the city of Daccha, Hashnabad, Tesgonge, and Nagory) | Diocese of Dacca |
Archdiocese of Dacca | |||
15 July 1950 | Elevated | Diocese of Dacca | Archdiocese of Dacca |
17 January 1952 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chittagong (Sylhet and parts in India)
Archdiocese of Dacca (Tripura) | Prefecture Apostolic of Haflong (erected) |
Archdiocese of Dhaka | |||
19 October 1982 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Dacca | Archdiocese of Dhaka |
15 May 1987 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Dhaka (Mymensingh, Tangail, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Japalpur, and Sherpur) | Diocese of Mymensingh (erected) |
8 July 2011 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Dhaka (Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habigganj, and Moulibazar) | Diocese of Sylhet (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Dacca | ||||||||||||
1950 | 35,378 | 18,200,000 | .2% | 24 | 38 | 62 | 570 | 21 | 105 | 22 | ap1951 | |
1970 | 63,309 | 25,000,000 | .3% | 24 | 33 | 57 | 1,110 | 63 | 221 | 26 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 81,169 | 30,706,000 | .3% | 26 | 29 | 55 | 1,475 | 1 | 66 | 226 | 26 | ap1981 |
Archdiocese of Dhaka | ||||||||||||
1990 | 56,932 | 26,347,000 | .2% | 35 | 38 | 73 | 779 | 101 | 360 | 28 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 68,629 | 30,148,790 | .2% | 34 | 40 | 74 | 927 | 106 | 563 | 19 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 70,821 | 30,157,061 | .2% | 42 | 53 | 95 | 745 | 134 | 573 | 19 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 70,060 | 30,170,665 | .2% | 38 | 53 | 91 | 769 | 126 | 498 | 19 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 66,785 | 30,258,660 | .2% | 31 | 52 | 83 | 804 | 132 | 508 | 19 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 73,508 | 30,563,833 | .2% | 33 | 57 | 90 | 816 | 110 | 526 | 20 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 74,871 | 30,574,441 | .2% | 33 | 59 | 92 | 813 | 110 | 544 | 20 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 79,008 | 30,581,248 | .3% | 44 | 64 | 108 | 731 | 126 | 562 | 20 | ap2007 | |
2010 | 79,080 | 31,210,520 | .3% | 55 | 72 | 127 | 622 | 143 | 560 | 21 | ap2011 | |
2011 | 62,080 | 22,948,906 | .3% | 48 | 58 | 106 | 585 | 140 | 530 | 15 | bul8Jun2011 | |
2013 | 62,780 | 23,339,945 | .3% | 52 | 73 | 125 | 502 | 133 | 563 | 18 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 76,072 | 23,673,082 | .3% | 44 | 63 | 107 | 710 | 135 | 341 | 19 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 80,487 | 24,419,640 | .3% | 48 | 57 | 105 | 766 | 178 | 338 | 24 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 85,014 | 24,986,650 | .3% | 56 | 63 | 119 | 714 | 189 | 355 | 29 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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