Lawrence Subrata Howlader


Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. is the serving Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Early life

Lawrence was born on 11 September 1965 in Noborgram, Bangladesh.

Priesthood

Lawrence made his Perpetual Vows as a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross on 6 August 1993 and was ordained a priest on 31 December 1994. After Ordination he worked as Parish Priest in few parishes and also served as a Rector of the St. Paul's Minor seminary. He has also served as a Novice master of Holy Cross Novitiate, Sagardi, Barisal.

Episcopate

On 7 May 2009 he was Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong and Titular Bishop of Afufenia by Pope Benedict XVI. On 3 July 2009, Patrick D'Rozario, ordained him a bishop. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barisal, by Pope Francis on 29 December 2015.

Education

Lawrence completed his schooling from Barisal and Gournadi. He acquired Bachelor of Arts degree from Government Brojomohun College, Barisal and holds Licentiate in Depth Psychology, Spirituality & Counseling from Gregorian University, Rome.