Oxford Mission Church

Epiphany Cathedral Church
Epiphany Cathedral Church
Oxford Mission Church
এপিফানী ক্যাথেড্রাল চার্চ
	Epiphany Cathedral Church
	22°42′15″N 90°21′46″E / 22.7042°N 90.3628°E
Location	Poet Jibanando Das Street, Bogra Road, Barisal
Country	Bangladesh
Churchmanship	Church of Bangladesh
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	1903
Founder(s)	Oxford Mission
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sister Edith Langridge, Father E. L. Strong
Style	Greek architecture
Administration
Metropolis	Dhaka
Diocese	Barishal
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Right Reverend Shourabh Pholia
Priest(s)	Fr. Francis, SPB

Oxford Mission Epiphany Cathedral Church, commonly known as Oxford Mission Church and the Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal is a United Protestant church in Barisal, a southern city in Bangladesh.^[2] It is one of the oldest and arguably the second largest church in Asia by land area and the largest Church in Bangladesh.^[3] It was built in 1904 as part of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, the Anglican province in colonial India, and became a part of the United Protestant Church of Bangladesh at the time of the merger between various Protestant denominations in that country.^[4]^[5]

^ "Bishop of Barisal - Anglican Communion: Position". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ Jack, James Charles (1918). Bengal District Gadgeteer : Bakarganj. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot. p. 32. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Oxford Mission Church: The 114-year-old spectacular red beauty of Barisal". Dhaka Tribune. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Jack, J.C. (1918). Bakarganj. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot.
^ Ross, Kenneth R. (14 March 2019). Christianity in South and Central Asia. Edinburgh University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4744-3984-8. The Church of Bangladesh incorporates Anglican and Presbyterian traditions and plays an important role in enhancing the spiritual and socioeconomic life of Christian and non-Christian Bangladeshis.