Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. (born 11 September 1965) is a Bangladeshi prelate of the

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who has been the bishop of the

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, since 2016. From 2009 to 2016 he was auxiliary bishop of

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

, officially known as Chattogram since 2018, where he was appointed metropolitan archbishop in February 2021.

Education

Lawrence completed his schooling from Barisal and Gournadi. He acquired Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Brojomohun College, Barisal and holds Licentiate in

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from

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Priesthood

He joined the

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in 1987 and took his final vows on 6 August 1993. He was ordained a priest on 31 December 2004.

Episcopate

On 7 May 2009,

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appointed him titular bishop of Afufenia and auxiliary bishop of Chittagong. He received his episcopal consecration on 3 July 2009. On 29 December 2015,

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appointed Howlader the first bishop of

. He was installed in his new diocese on 29 January 2016. On 19 February 2021, Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of Chattogram.

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Living people 1965 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bangladesh Congregation of Holy Cross bishops People from Barisal District Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Barisal Roman Catholic bishops of Chittagong Roman Catholic archbishops of Chittagong {{Bangladesh-reli-bio-stub