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It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence. Since it was split to create Kushtia diocese, the bishop of Dhaka has usually also been moderator and primate of the Church of Bangladesh. [3] The other 2 dioceses of Church of Bangladesh are under its governance.
The Church of Bangladesh (Bengali: চার্চ অব বাংলাদেশ) is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various Protestant churches in Bangladesh, principally the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Anglican Communion and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local ( congregational ) forms of organization as well as denominational . A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, founded in 1971, is the General Body of the Ordinaries of Bangladesh. The purpose of this Conference is to facilitate common policy and action in matters that affect or are liable to affect the interest of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh and to be of service to the country at large.
Second Caretaker Government [18] 1996-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas: Muhammad Habibur Rahman [a] Habib: Caretaker: Independent: None — Seventh Jatiyo Sangsad [19] 1996-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas: Sheikh Hasina: Hasina I: Parliamentary: AL: 1996: 211/330 1996-2001 Shahabuddin Ahmed: JP-E: JaSaD: Third Caretaker Government [20] 2001-2001 Shahabuddin ...
The National Council of Churches in Bangladesh (or, Jatiya Church Parishad of Bangladesh ; Bengali: জাতীয় চার্চ পরিষদ বাংলাদেশ, Translation: National Church Council Bangladesh) is a Christian ecumenical organization founded in Bangladesh in 1949 as the East Pakistan Christian Council. [26]
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination). [1] It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka , and its first three bishops each went on to become archbishop of Dhaka and primate & moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.
In the Indian subcontinent, various Protestant denominations merged to form United Protestant Churches, such as the Church of North India and the Church of Bangladesh. [7] [8] [9] Bangladesh: St. Thomas Cathedral is the seat of the Metropolitan Diocese of Dhaka of Archbishop of Church of Bangladesh.