Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia
Diocese of Kushtia কুষ্টিয়া ধর্মপ্রদেশ | |
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| Church of Bangladesh | |
| Incumbent: Hemen Halder from 2019 as Bishop of Kushtia | |
| Style | The Right Reverend |
| Location | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dhaka |
| Metropolitan | Dhaka |
| Deaneries | 2 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,835.15 km2 (8,044.50 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 44 |
| Members | 10, 000 |
| Information | |
| First holder | Michael S. Baroi |
| Rite | Church of Bangladesh Book of Common Prayer |
| Established | 1990 |
| Cathedral | St. John's Cathedral Church |
| Current leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of Bangladesh |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Hemen Halder |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Samuel Sunil Mankhin |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael S. Baroi |
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination). It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka, and its first three bishops each went on to become archbishop of Dhaka and primate & moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.