Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal

Diocese of Barisal

বরিশাল ধর্মপ্রদেশ
Diocese of Barisal; বরিশাল ধর্মপ্রদেশ
Church of Bangladesh
	Oxford Mission Epiphany Cathedral Church in Barisal
	Coat of Arms of Bishop of Barishal
	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	7500 as of December, 2024
Information
First holder	Shourabh Pholia
Rite	Church of Bangladesh Book of Common Prayer
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

The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal (also known as the Diocese of Barishal^[a]) 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.^[3] On 3 April 2017, Bishop Shourabh Pholia was consecrated as the first bishop of Barisal at Christ the King Church in Khalishpur.^[4] He was enthroned at the new diocese's cathedral, the Oxford Mission Church, in June 2017.^[5]

List of bishops

^ Transcribed bôrishal, or transliterated ISO 15919: bariśāl. Pronounced [boɾiʃal] or [bɔɾiʃal]. Spelling of the district name in Latin script was officially changed from Barisal to Barishal in April 2018.^[2]

^ "Congregations". Church of Bangladesh. 2012-01-29.
^ "Bangladesh changes English spellings of five districts". Bdnews24.com. Dhaka. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ "The First Council of Barisal diocese held". Church of Bangladesh. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
^ "Creating Barisal Diocese". Church of Bangladesh. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ "Enthronement of Rt. Rev. Shourabh Pholia". churchofbangladesh.org. August 1, 2017.