Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in Bangladesh

Date	Change
1850.02.15	Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal)
1886.09.01	Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Bengal was promoted as Diocese of Eastern Bengal
1887	Diocese of Eastern Bengal was renamed as Diocese of Dacca
1927.05.25	Diocese of Chittagong was established (from Diocese of Dacca and became suffragan of Calcutta)
1927.05.25	Diocese of Dinajpur was established (from Diocese of Krishnagar and became suffragan of Calcutta)
1950.07.15	Diocese of Dacca was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dacca (with suffragan sees Chittagong and Dinajpur)
1952.01.03	Diocese of Jessore was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta, gained territory from Diocese of Krishnagar and became suffragan of Dacca)
1956.06.14	Diocese of Jessore was renamed as Diocese of Khulna
1982.10.19	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dacca was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka
1987.05.15	Diocese of Mymensingh was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka and became suffragan of Dhaka)
1990.05.21	Diocese of Rajshahi was established (from Diocese of Dinajpur and became suffragan of Dhaka)
2011.07.08	Diocese of Sylhet was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Dhaka and became suffragan of Dhaka)
2015.12.29	Diocese of Barisal was established (from Diocese of Chittagong and became suffragan of Dhaka)
2017.02.02	Diocese of Chittagong was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chittagong (with suffragan sees Barisal and Khulna)
2018.12.28	Diocese of Barisal was renamed as Diocese of Barishal
2018.12.28	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chittagong was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chattogram