Barnabas Dejen Mondal Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
B. D. Mondal
Bishop of Dhaka
Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh
Diocese:Dhaka
Term Start:1975
Term End:2002
Successor:Michael Baroi
Ordination:1964
Consecration:16 February 1975
Birth Name:Barnabas Dejen Mondal
Birth Date:1936 or 1937
Death Place:Dhaka
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Religion:United Protestant

Barnabas Dejen Mondal (died 29 June 2019) was a Bangladeshi churchman 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.[1] The Church of Bangladesh is a United Protestant denomination formed as a result of a merger between Anglican and Presbyterian denominations in the region.[2]

In 1965, he became the priest of Oxford Mission Church. He was consecrated as bishop in early 1975.[1]

Bishop Mondal died in a hospital in the capital Dhaka on 29 June 2019, at the age of 82.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop B.D. Mondal, the first national Bishop of the Church of Bangladesh passes away . CCA.
  2. Book: Ross . Kenneth R. . Christianity in South and Central Asia . 14 March 2019 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-1-4744-3984-8 . 28 . en . The Church of Bangladesh incorporates Anglican and Presbyterian traditions and plays an important role in enhancing the spiritual and socioeconomic life of Christian and non-Christian Bangladeshis..
  3. Web site: First national bishop of Church of Bangladesh passes away. June 30, 2019. mattersindia.com.