Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Bangladesh
See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.
- 1514
- Funchal (established by the Portuguese, see footnote) - Portugal
- 1533
- Goa (detached from Funchal) - India
- 1558
- Cochin (detached from Goa) - India
- 1606
- São Tomé of Meliapore (formed from preexistent diocese of Calamina, now detached from Cochin) - India
- 1834
- Bengal (AV, detached from São Tomé of Meliapore) - India
- 1850
- Western Bengal (AV, new name, previously Bengal AV) - India
- 1886
- Krishnagar (D, and new name, previously Central Bengal AP) - India
- 1850
- Eastern Bengal (AV, detached from Bengal AV) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1870
- Central Bengal (AP, detached from Western Bengal) - (India) India /Bangladesh
- 1886
- Eastern Bengal - (India) Bangladesh
- 1887
- Dacca (new name, previously Eastern Bengal) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1927
- Chittagong (detached from Dacca) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1927
- Dinajpur (detached from Krishnagar) - (India) Bangladesh
- 1950
- Dacca (Metr.) - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
- 1952
- Jessore - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
- 1956
- Khulna (new name, previously Jessore) - (Pakistan) Bangladesh
- 1982
- Dhaka (Metr., new name, previously Dacca Metr.) - Bangladesh
- 1987
- Mymensingh (detached from Dhaka) - Bangladesh
- 1990
- Rajshahi (detached from Dinajpur) - Bangladesh
- 2015
- Barisal (detached from Chittagong) - Bangladesh
- 2017
- Chittagong (Metr., was part of the Metropolitan Province of Dhaka) - Bangladesh
- 2018
- Barishal (new name, previously Barisal) - Bangladesh
- 2018
- Chattogram (new name, previously Chittagong) - Bangladesh