Our Bishops
Catholic Diocese of Chattogram is established in 1927. Since then the Bishops served are the followings:
| 1927-1951 | Most Rev. Bishop Late Alfred Alfred Le Pailleur, CSC (Bishop Ordinary) |
| 19512-1967 | Most Rev. Bishop Late Raymond Larose, CSC (Bishop Ordinary) |
| 1968-1994 | Most Rev. Bishop Late Joachim Rozario, CSC (Bishop Ordinary, first local Bishop) |
| 1995-2010 | Most Rev. Bishop Patrick D’Rozario, CSC (Bishop Ordinary, now Cardinal) |
| 2011-2017 | Most Rev. Bishop Late Moses M. Costa, CSC (Bishop Ordinary, later Archbishop) |
Catholic Diocese of Chattogram was raised to the status of Archdiocese in 2017. The Archbishops served since then are the followings:
| 2017-2020 | Most Rev. Archbishop Late Moses Montu Costa, CSC (first Archbishop) |
| 2021-Present | Most Rev. Archbishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, CSC (second Archbishop) |
Catholic Diocese of Chattogram had one Auxiliary Bishop ever.
| 2009-2015 | Most Rev. Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, CSC (later Archbishop in 2021) |
Learn More About Our Bishops
Archbishop Subrato
His Grace, Most Rev. Lawrence S. Howlader, CSC was appointed Archbishop of Chattogram on 19 February 2021 and was installed on 22 May. He is invested with the Pallium on 26 November 2021.
Archbishop Moses
His Grace, Most Rev. Moses M. Costa, CSC was the 5th Bishop Ordinary and 1st Archbishop of Chattogram. He breathed his last on 13 July 2020.
Bishop Patrick
Most Rev. Partick D’Rozario, CSC was the 4th Bishop Ordinary of Chattogram. Later, he was made Archbishop of Dhaka and then a Cardinal.
Bishop Joachim
Most Rev. Joachim Rozario, CSC was the 3rd Bishop Ordinary and the 1st Bengali Bishop of Chattogram.
Bishop Larose
Most Rev. Raymond Larose, CSC was the 2nd Bishop Ordinary of Chattogram. He was a Canadian missionary.
Bishop Le Paillure
Most Rev. Alfred Le Paillure, CSC was the 1st Bishop Ordinary of newly established Chattogram Diocese. He was a Canadian missionary.
Our Bishops