Church of Bangladesh
Intro
The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church that brings together traditions rooted mainly in Anglican and Presbyterian life in Bangladesh. It is part of both the Anglican Communion and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Structure
The Church of Bangladesh is governed through a synod while also retaining bishops and dioceses in a recognizably Anglican structure. The bishop of Dhaka normally serves as moderator and primatial figure for the whole church.
Its present diocesan framework consists of three dioceses spread across Bangladesh.
| Diocese | Current bishop | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | Samuel Sunil Mankhin | Metropolitan diocese and usual see of the moderator |
| Kushtia | Hemen Halder | Created from Dhaka diocese in 1990 |
| Barisal | Shourabh Pholia | Newest diocese, formed in 2017 |
Source(s)
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Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Church of Bangladesh". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure summary and table adapted from the Wikipedia article "Church of Bangladesh" and the Church of Bangladesh structure page. Wikipedia text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Title image uses the flag of Bangladesh from Wikimedia Commons, public domain as a national flag. It is used here as a fallback emblem because the church logo commonly shown on Wikipedia is not hosted on Commons as a clearly free file.