Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination). It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka, and its first three bishops each went on to become bishop of Dhaka and moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.
Diocese of Kushtia কুষ্টিয়া ধর্মপ্রদেশ | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent: Hemen Halder | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan | Dhaka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,835.15 km2 (8,044.50 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 44 |
| Members | 8,000 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Michael S. Baroi |
| Rite | Church of Bangladesh |
| Established | 1990 |
| Cathedral | St John's Cathedral Church |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of Bangladesh |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Hemen Halder |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Samuel Sunil Mankhin |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael S. Baroi |
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