Barnabas Dejen Mondal
B. D. Mondal | |
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| 1st Archbishop of Dhaka Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh | |
| Church | Church of Bangladesh |
| Diocese | Dhaka |
| Installed | 1975 |
| Term ended | 2002 |
| Predecessor | James D. Blair (as 1st Bishop of Dhaka) |
| Successor | Michael Baroi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1964 |
| Consecration | 16 February 1975 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barnabas Dejen Mondal 1936 or 1937 |
| Died | (aged 82) Dhaka |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Denomination | United Protestant |
| Styles of Barnabas Dejen Mondal | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | His Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Barnabas Dejen Mondal (died 29 June 2019) was a Bangladeshi United Protestant Archbishop who was the first moderator of the synod of the Church of Bangladesh, and the first bishop of the Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Dhaka. The Church of Bangladesh is a United Protestant denomination formed as a result of a merger between Anglican and Presbyterian denominations in the region.
In 1965, he became the priest of Oxford Mission Church. He was consecrated as bishop in early 1975.
Bishop Mondal died in a hospital in the capital Dhaka on 29 June 2019, at the age of 82.