National Archives - Chittagong Archdiocesan News Service This site is to provide you the Church news of International, National, Archdiocesan and Parish Level. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Vatican Establishes New Diocese of Joypurhat; Father Paul Gomes Appointed First Bishop https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-establishes-new-diocese-of-joypurhat-father-paul-gomes-appointed-first-bishop/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-establishes-new-diocese-of-joypurhat-father-paul-gomes-appointed-first-bishop/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:55:29 +0000 https://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=6938 In a historic move for the Catholic Church in Bangladesh, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has officially announced the establishment of Joypurhat as a new diocese. Along with this milestone, the Vatican has appointed the esteemed Reverend Father Paul Gomes as the first Bishop-elect of the newly formed see. The announcement was made today, coinciding […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/vatican-establishes-new-diocese-of-joypurhat-father-paul-gomes-appointed-first-bishop/feed/ 0 National Youth Day 2025 https://ctgdiocnews.com/national-youth-day-2025/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/national-youth-day-2025/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 11:51:42 +0000 https://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=6642 The National Youth Day was held at Don Bosco School and College, Utrail, Birishiri, Mymensingh Diocese, focusing on “Youths are Pilgrims in Hope.”. The inaugural ceremony of the Youth Day, held from February 26 to March 2, was attended by Archbishop Bijoy N D. Cruz, OMI, Vatican Ambassador to Bangladesh Archbishop Kevin Randall, Bishop Paul […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/national-youth-day-2025/feed/ 0 Bangladesh gets New Nuncio! https://ctgdiocnews.com/bangladesh-gets-new-nuncio/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/bangladesh-gets-new-nuncio/#respond Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:56:44 +0000 https://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=5309 Source: Apostolic Nunciature in Bangladesh. His Excellency, Most Rev. Kevin Randall is named ‘Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh’ today, August 13, 2023, at 4.00 pm by His Holiness, Pope Francis. Most Reverend Monsignor Kevin Randall was born in New London, Connecticut, USA, on 6 May 1966. He was ordained a priest on 25 July 1992 for […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/bangladesh-gets-new-nuncio/feed/ 0 Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Diang for the Marian Pilgrimage 2022. https://ctgdiocnews.com/marian-pilgrimage-2022/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/marian-pilgrimage-2022/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 07:01:44 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=4325 Desk Report His Holiness Pope Francis called the Church to journey together so that the Church renews Her identity as the communion of the communities. To reflect on the synodal call of the Holy Father, the theme for the Annual Marian Pilgrimage for 2022 was set to “Towards building communities of communion: Mary, Queen of […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/marian-pilgrimage-2022/feed/ 0 New Archbishop is Appointed for Chattogram! https://ctgdiocnews.com/new-archbishop-is-appointed-for-chattogram/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/new-archbishop-is-appointed-for-chattogram/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:13:07 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=4022 His Holiness, Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Universal Catholic Church appointed Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, C.S.C. as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Chattogram today (Friday, 19 Feb. 2021) at Vatican City local time 12.00 pm and Bangladesh local time 5.00 pm. Apostolic Nuncio and Vatican Ambassador to Bangladesh His Excellency Archbishop George Kocherry announced […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/new-archbishop-is-appointed-for-chattogram/feed/ 0 Dhaka Gets a New Archbishop! https://ctgdiocnews.com/dhaka-gets-a-new-archbishop-today/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/dhaka-gets-a-new-archbishop-today/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:03:12 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=3891 Most Rev. Bejoy N. D’Cruze from the Congregation of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is named the Archbishop of Dhaka. The announcement is made from the Vatican City at 12.00 pm (Vatican time) and Dhaka at 4.00 pm (Bangladesh time) today. Most Rev. Bejoy N. D’Cruze, OMI was born on Feb. 9, 1956, at Puran […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/dhaka-gets-a-new-archbishop-today/feed/ 0 Mass on the Forty Days Ritual for Archbishop Moses https://ctgdiocnews.com/mass-on-the-forty-days-ritual-for-archbishop-moses/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/mass-on-the-forty-days-ritual-for-archbishop-moses/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:25:07 +0000 http://ctgdiocnews.com/?p=3715 The 40 days ritual for Archbishop Moses M. Costa, CSC began with the presentation of a video documentary on his life and philosophy. The documentary started with a calm but firm voice as quoted: “Our diocese is a local church, mysterious body of Christ, He is the head of this body and we are the […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/mass-on-the-forty-days-ritual-for-archbishop-moses/feed/ 0 হাজারো ভক্তের শ্রদ্ধা ও ভালোবাসায় অন্তিম শয্যায় নিদ্রিত হলেন চটগ্রামের আর্চবিশপ পরম শ্রদ্ধেয় মজেস এম. কস্তা, সিএসসি https://ctgdiocnews.com/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a7%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a7%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:03:17 +0000 http://www.ctgdiocnews.com/?p=3690 আজ ১৪ জুলাই ২০২০, মঙ্গলবার) বিকাল ০৩.৩০ ঘটিকায় নগরীর পাথরঘাটাস্থ জপমালা রাণী ক্যাথিড্রাল গীর্জায় শেষকৃত্য অনুষ্ঠান এর মধ্য দিয়ে এবং হাজারো মানুষের শ্রদ্ধা ও ভালোবাসায় সিক্ত হয়ে চিরনিদ্রায় শায়িত হলেন চট্টগ্রামের আর্চবিশপ (চট্টগ্রামে খ্রিস্টান সমাজের প্রধান ধর্মগুরু) পরম শ্রদ্ধেয় মজেস এম. কস্তা, সিএসসি। শেষকৃত্য অনুষ্ঠানের প্রধান পৌরিহিত্য করেন বাংলাদেশ কাথলিক বিশপ সম্মিলনীর চেয়ারম্যান মহামান্য কার্ডিনাল […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%9c%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8b-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%95%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a7%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ad%e0%a6%be/feed/ 0 Archbishop Moses M. Costa, CSC is showing very slow improvement, still critical https://ctgdiocnews.com/archbishop-moses-recovering-well-after-being-covid-19-positive/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/archbishop-moses-recovering-well-after-being-covid-19-positive/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:15:44 +0000 http://www.ctgdiocnews.com/?p=3617 Archbishop of Chattogram Most Rev. Moses M. Costa, CSC diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on 14 June 2020 after he was admitted to Square Hospital, Dhaka with severe illness. This news came as a shock to the Catholic community in Bangladesh as well as his friends and well-wishers around the world. Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, and […]

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]]> https://ctgdiocnews.com/archbishop-moses-recovering-well-after-being-covid-19-positive/feed/ 0 Demise of Doctor Bro. Herald Bijoy Rodrigues: Fall of a Star! https://ctgdiocnews.com/demise-of-doctor-bro-herald-bijoy-rodrigues-fall-of-a-star/ https://ctgdiocnews.com/demise-of-doctor-bro-herald-bijoy-rodrigues-fall-of-a-star/#respond Sat, 23 May 2020 12:36:47 +0000 http://www.ctgdiocnews.com/?p=3583 Doctor Brother Herald Bijoy Rodrigues, a Catholic religious brother of Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Joseph’s Province Bangladesh breathed his last around 11.15 am today at the age of 62. Brother had been suffering from pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed in October 2019. He was given treatment at Apollo Hospital, Delhi, India. He breathed his […]

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