List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh by name

The Roman Catholic Church in Bangladesh is composed of one ecclesiastical province headed by the Archdiocese of Dhaka, and 7 suffragan dioceses.

List of dioceses

Ecclesiastical jurisdictions	Latin name	Type	Church	Ecclesiastical province	Established	Area (km²)
Barisal	Barisalensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000002015-12-29-000029 December 2015	20,7
Chittagong	Chittagongensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001927-05-25-000025 May 1927	27,6
Dhaka	Dhakensis	Metropolitan Archdiocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001850-02-15-000015 February 1850	14,193
Dinajpur	Dinaipurensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001927-05-25-000025 May 1927	17,500
Khulna	Khulnensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001952-01-03-00003 January 1952	25,855
Mymensingh	Mymensinghensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001987-05-15-000015 May 1987	16,448
Rajshahi	Raishahiensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000001990-05-21-000021 May 1990	18,063
Sylhet	Sylhetensis	Diocese	Latin	Dhaka	000000002011-07-08-00008 July 2011	12,595

Roman Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh

Province of Dhaka	Archdiocese of Dhaka Diocese of Barisal Diocese of Chittagong Diocese of Dinajpur Diocese of Khulna Diocese of Mymensingh Diocese of Rajshahi Diocese of Sylhet

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