Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mymensingh (Latin: Dioecesis Mymensinghensis) is a diocese located in the city of Mymensingh in the Ecclesiastical province of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, DD is head of the Diocese of Mymensingh. Most of the people in this Diocese are from Garo tribal community. Bishop is also a Garo tribal. A total of 76,047 Catholics and 6665 Protestant Christians live here. People live on farming, day laborer in rural area and many people live in cities as migrant workers. Female Garo are very skill in beauty parlor profession.

Diocese of Mymensingh Dioecesis Mymensinghensis ময়মনসিংহ ধর্মপ্রদেশ
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Metropolitan	Dhaka
Statistics
Area	16,448 km^2 (6,351 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 14,011,991 76,047 (0.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 May 1987
Cathedral	St Patrick’s Cathedral in Mymensingh
Patron saint	Saint Patrick
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Patrick D'Rozario, C.S.C.

History

Mymensingh Diocese was part of Dhaka Archdiocese before in 1987. It was created by Pope John Paul II. Rev. Bishop Francis A Gomes was the first bishop in the Diocese of Mymensingh.

In 1909, five Garo leaders made a long trip down to Dhaka to ask the Catholic Bishops to send them a priest. A year later, Arch Bishop sent Fr. Fleury CSC and Brother Eugene CSC to study the situation.

In late 1910 and early 1911, Rev. Fr. Adolphe Francis CSC began the work in Tausalpara near Ranikhong. On 19 March 1911, Father Francis reaped the first fruits with 21 Catholic baptisms at Tausalpara. The first church among the Garos was built at Tausalpara in 1912, and in 1913 Rev. Fr. Francis began living there. In 1915, he moved to the Ranikhong hill where Ranikhong Parish is now.

Until 1918, Father Francis was practically always alone, tramping the Garo country from east to west, covering the 90 miles strip of territory, where in the following twenty-five years a total of six parishes were established.

On Christmas Day 2003, Rev. Fr. Ponen Paul Kubi CSC (at the time Director of the Pobitra Krush Sadhana Griha, Rampura, Dhaka) was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mymensingh and consecrated in Mymensingh on 13 February 2004. On 15 July 2006, Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi CSC was appointed Second Bishop of Mymensingh by Pope Benedict XVI. The Installation ceremony was held in September 1, 2006.

Bishops

• Bishops of Mymensingh (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francis Anthony Gomes (May 15, 1987 – July 15, 2006)
  • Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (July 15, 2006 – present)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C. (2003-2006), appointed Bishop here

Notable Personalities

• Advocate Late Promode Mankin, MP, State Minister for Ministry of Social Welfare
• Subhash Jengcham , Intellectual, Writer & Researcher.
• Late Joakim Ashakra, Social Leader & Founder President TWA
• Late Paresh Chandra Mree, Social leader & Founder President Joyenshahi Adibasi Unnoyon Parishad
• Late Bidhi Peter Dango, Essayist & Short Story Writer
• Jewel Areng MP, Member of the Parliament, Bangladesh
• Sanjeeb Drong, General Secretary of Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples’ Forum, writer & Freelance Journalist
• George Nilu Ruram, Poet & Short Story Writer
• James Jornesh Chiran, Poet & Lyricist
• Motandro Mankin, Poet & Lyricist
• Ajoy A Mree, Community Local Leader
• Late Tiger Jambil, PS to State Minister for Social Welfare, Bangladesh
• Sebastian Rema, Deputy Secretary to Republic Govt of Bangladesh
• Andrio F Drong, PhD; Diplomat, Embassy of Bangladesh to Russia
• John Kennedy Jambil, ADC, Sherpur District
• Raymond Areng, Vice Principal, Durgapur Degree College & Member, Central Awami League, Bangladesh
• Maria Chiran, Retired Head Mistress, Corpus Christi High School
• Late Nilima Thigidi, Ex-Head Mistress, Pirgacha St. Paul's High School
• Bachan Nokrek, Poet & Short Story Writer
• Arun Alfred Mree, Head Master, Pirgacha St. Paul's High School
• Theophil Hajong, Administrative Secretary, Notre Dame College, Mymensingh; Ex- Operations Director, & Ex-Acting National Director, World Vision of Bangladesh
• Theophil Nokrek, Director at Caritas Development Institute (CDI), Writer & PhD Research Fellow
• Apurbo R. Mrong, Regional Director (RD), Caritas Mymensingh Region
• Dinesh Daru, Advocate at Judge Court, Mymensingh
• Hemonto Henry Kubi, Deputy Secretary to Republic Govt of Bangladesh
• Soma Hapang, Additional SP, Bangladesh Police, Police Head Quarter
• Litus Lowrence Chiran, Assistant Commissioner (Land)& Executive Magistrate
• Christopher Himal Ritchil, Assistant Commissioner (Land)& Executive Magistrate
• Nikhil Mankin, Senior Reporter, The Daily Janakantho
• Subir Xavier Nokrek, IT Entrepreneur, Founder, NITI
• Babul D' Nokrek, Co-Founder of NITI, Lyricist, Poet, Short Story Writer & Freelance Journalist
• Robeta Mrong, Teacher & Social leader
• Moonmoon Nokrek, Entrepreneur, Founder, Apsan; Co-founder, Amani Jumang

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• {http://directory.ucanews.com/dioceses/bangladesh-mymensingh/}