Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Bangladesh

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

1514
Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
1533
Goa (detached from Funchal) - India
1558
Cochin (detached from Goa) - India
1606
São Tomé of Meliapore (formed from preexistent diocese of Calamina, now detached from Cochin) - India
1834
Bengal (AV, detached from São Tomé of Meliapore) - India
1850
Western Bengal (AV, new name, previously Bengal AV) - India
1886
Krishnagar (D, and new name, previously Central Bengal AP) - India
1850
Eastern Bengal (AV, detached from Bengal AV) - (India) Bangladesh
1870
Central Bengal (AP, detached from Western Bengal) - (India) India /Bangladesh
1886
Eastern Bengal - (India) Bangladesh
1887
Dacca (new name, previously Eastern Bengal) - (India) Bangladesh
1927
Chittagong (detached from Dacca) - (India) Bangladesh
1927
Dinajpur (detached from Krishnagar) - (India) Bangladesh
1950
Dacca (Metr.) - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
1952
Jessore - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
1956
Khulna (new name, previously Jessore) - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
1982
Dhaka (Metr., new name, previously Dacca Metr.) - Bangladesh
1987
Mymensingh (detached from Dhaka) - Bangladesh
1990
Rajshahi (detached from Dinajpur) - Bangladesh
2015
Barisal (detached from Chittagong) - Bangladesh
2017
Chittagong (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Dhaka) - Bangladesh
2018
Barishal (new name, previously Barisal) - Bangladesh
2018
Chattogram (new name, previously Chittagong) - Bangladesh
av Webmaster publisert 08.09.2004, sist endret 09.06.2019 - 22:59