Holy Rosary Church, Dhaka Explained

Holy Rosary Church
Native Name:হলি রোজারি চার্চ
Native Name Lang:bn
Coordinates:23.7589°N 90.3921°W
Location:Tejgaon Thana
Dhaka District
Country:Bangladesh
Denomination:Catholic
Membership:17,120 (Ref: CBCB Web Site)
Status:Church
Functional Status:Active
Years Built:1677
Parish:Tejgaon
Priest:Fr. Kamal Andreas Corraya
Asstpriest:Fr. Mintu Lawrence Palma
Fr. Antony Ripon D' Rozario
Fr. Sony Martin Rodrigues

Holy Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka. It is also known as Tejgaon Church and once popularly called the Japmala Queen Church. Under this Catholic church has 17,120 Catholics. Fr. Kamal Andreas Corraya is parish priest of this church and Fr. Mintu Lawrence Palma, Fr. Antony Ripon D' Rozario and Fr. Sony Martin Rodrigues are serving there as assistant parish priest. Each Sunday Catholics gather there for Sunday mass and thousands devotee join there.

Construction

Portuguese Augustinian missionaries introduced Christianity in Dhaka. The second church of Dhaka was built in 1677 at Tejgaon. But this one is the oldest example that can be found.

Renovation

The church was renovated three times. In 1714, 1940 and the last renovation was in 2000.

The difference between the width of walls and the parts of the roof suggest that the eastern part of the Church was built later.

Information

Parish Priest : Fr. Kamal Andreas Corraya Assist. Priest : Fr. Mintu Lawrence PalmaAssist. Priest : Fr. Antony Ripon D' RozarioAssist. Priest : Fr. Sony Martin RodriquesCatholics : 17,120 (including Nayanagar, Uttara Banani, Mahakhali and Bhatara)

See also

References

. Muntassir Mamoon . 2003 . Dhaka Shomogro . bn . Dhaka . Ananya . 9844123690.

. Muntassir Mamoon . 1993 . Dhaka, Smrti Bismrtira Nogori . bn . Dhaka . Bamla Ekademi . 9840731424.

. Muntassir Mamoon . 1984 . Discover the Monuments of Bangladesh - A Guide to Their History, Location and Development . Dhaka . University Press . 9844123690.