Diocese of Sylhet
Sylheten(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Sylhet, Bangladesh
Latin rite diocese in northeastern Bangladesh covering the civil districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj and Moulvibazar, erected 8 July 2011 from the Archdiocese of Dhaka, of which it is a suffragan. Its pro-cathedral is the Church of the Divine Mercy in Moulvibazar.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 July 2011
- Latin
- Sylheten(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003137
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 19,815
- Population
- 10,000,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.2%
- Priests
- 19
- Catholics per priest
- 1,043
- Extent
- 12,595 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Shorot Francis Gomes
- Born
- 15 December 1965
- Birthplace
- Hashnabad
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Divine Mercy Pro-Cathedral, Moulvibazar stands in Sylhet, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Dhaka
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Dhaka.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of DhakaDhaka
- Diocese of DinajpurDinajpur
- Diocese of MymensinghMymensingh
- Diocese of RajshahiRajshahi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Four civil districts of Bangladesh, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, and Moulvibazar, make up the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sylhet (Latin: Diœcesis Sylhetensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Dhaka.
Catholic Intelligence
Get early access
We are indexing the whole visible Church: every diocese and parish on earth, searchable and mapped, with Mass times, clergy, and diocesan contacts. Launching soon. Sign up to be first in when it opens, starting with [object Object].
One email at launch. Nothing else.
Already have access? Sign inSources
The see's own website · Wikipedia · GCatholic
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.