| BISHOP |
: Most Rev. Patrick D' Rozario, CSC |
| Date of Birth and Place |
: October 1,1943 |
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Vill. & P.O. Padrishidpur, |
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Dist. Barisal -8230 |
| Ordained to Priesthood |
: January 8, 1972 (Padrishidpur) |
| Elected dBishop of Rajshahi |
: May 21, 1990 |
| Consecrated Bishop of Rajshahi |
: September 12,1990 |
| Appointment as Bishop of Chittagong |
: February 3, 1995 |
| Installation in Chittagong |
: April 21, 1995 |
| Residence |
: Bishop's House |
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Bandel Road, Patharghata |
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P.O. Box-152 |
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Chittagong-4000 |
| Phone |
: (031) 614 650 |
| E-mail |
: bhctg@spnetctg.com |
| Patroness of the Diocese |
: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary |
| Total Area |
: 39,347 Sq. Km. |
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The Diocese of Chittagong comprises
of The Civil Distrcts of Chittagong,
Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachori, Noakhali, Feni,
Lakhipur, Bhola, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Barisal, Jhalakathi,
Borguna, Gpalganj and Madaripur. |
| Total Poulation |
: 25,530,000 |
| Catholics |
: 24, 000 |
| Language Spoken |
: Bangla, English and some Tribal |
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Languages. |
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| BRIEF
HISTORY : During the latter part of the 16th
century there were catholics in the portuguese settlements in
areas that now form part of the Dicese of Chittagong. The first
Churches were set up in 1600-1603 in what now forms Diang and
the city of Chittagong. |
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| Father Francis feranndez, SJ, who was
blinded and tortured and died in captivity on November 14, 1602,
is the Bengal's first martyr. In 1845 Chittagong became the seat
of the first Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal. In 1848 the
administration was trasferred to Dhaka. Noakhali was also the
first paace to have the Holy Cros missionaries, they arrived
there on March 19,1853. |
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| The Diocese of Chittagong was
canonically erected on May 25, 1927, taking away a good half of
the territory that comprised the then Diocese of Dhaka. The
Diocese then comprised of Chittagong, Noakhali, Barisal,
Gournadi, Narikelbari, Haflong, Badarpur, Akyab, Sandoway,
Gyeithaw and Chaugtha. Akyab, Sandoway etc. was handed over to
the La Salette Fathers in The Diocese of Akyab in 1937-38. |
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| The newly erected Diocese of
Chittagogn in 1927 was entrusted to the care of the Canadian
province of the Congregation of Holy Cross. When the new
ecclesiastical province of Dhaka was created in July, 1950,
Chittagong became asufragan of that were situated in Assam
(India) were detached to form a separate ecclesiastical unit,
Called the prefecture of Haflong, and later the Diocese of
Silchar, India. |
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