Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal (also known as the Diocese of Barishal) is a diocese of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination) that was erected in 2017 by separating the Jobarpar and Khulna deaneries from the Diocese of Dhaka. On 3 April 2017, Bishop Shourabh Pholia was consecrated as the first bishop of Barisal at Christ the King Church in Khalishpur. He was enthroned at the new diocese's cathedral, the Oxford Mission Church, in June 2017.
Diocese of Barisal বরিশাল ধর্মপ্রদেশ | |
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Oxford Mission Epiphany Cathedral Church in Barisal | |
| Incumbent: Shourabh Pholia | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan | Dhaka |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,214 km2 (5,874 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 39 |
| Members | 5500 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Shourabh Pholia |
| Rite | Church of Bangladesh |
| Established | 2017 |
| Cathedral | Oxford Mission Church, Barisal |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of Bangladesh |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Shourabh Pholia |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Samuel Sunil Mankhin |
| Dean | Fr. Francis, SPB |
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