Catholic Church in Bangladesh

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Catholic_Church_in_Bangladesh

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Christian denomination in Bangladesh
gptkbp:catholicPopulation	approximately 400,000
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:currentArchbishopOfDhaka	Patrick D’Rozario (as of 2023)
gptkbp:denomination	gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:diocese	gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Chittagong gptkb:Diocese_of_Barisal gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Dhaka gptkb:Diocese_of_Khulna Diocese of Dinajpur Diocese of Mymensingh Diocese of Rajshahi Diocese of Sylhet
gptkbp:district	8
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Bengali gptkb:Bawm gptkb:Marma gptkb:Mro gptkb:Khasi gptkb:Chakma gptkb:Oraon gptkb:Tripura gptkb:Garo gptkb:Santal gptkb:Tanchangya gptkb:Tripuri gptkb:Mandi gptkb:Koch gptkb:Pahari Rakhine
gptkbp:firstBishopInBangladesh	Thomas Oliffe
gptkbp:firstMissionaryArrival	16th century
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Catholic_Bishops'_Conference_of_Bangladesh
gptkbp:hasArchdioceses	2
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Dhaka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Catholic Church in Bangladesh
gptkbp:languageOfWorship	gptkb:Bengali gptkb:Latin English
gptkbp:leaderTitle	Archbishop of Dhaka
gptkbp:mainActivity	gptkb:charity education healthcare social services
gptkbp:minorityStatus	religious minority
gptkbp:notableEvent	Pope Francis visited Bangladesh in 2017
gptkbp:notableFor	Blessed Mariano Arroyo Merino Father Mario Veronesi
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Notre_Dame_College,_Dhaka Holy Cross College, Dhaka St. Gregory's High School, Dhaka St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka
gptkbp:partOf	Catholic Church
gptkbp:population	about 0.2%
gptkbp:relationsWithState	generally peaceful
gptkbp:rite	gptkb:Latin_Rite
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6