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The Holy See and the People's Republic of Bangladesh
A T the time of creation of ZA Bangladesh, Pope Paul VI J. Awas the head of the Vatican City State and the Catholic Church. His concern for the newborn country and its insertion into international community prompted him to send a two-member delegation to represent the Holy See. They were Archbishop William A Carew and Father Henri de Riedmatten, O.R
The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh welcoming this gesture of solidarity expressed its desire to establish diplomatic relations with the Holy See. In result, the agreement between the two was announced in September 1972 and, on the 2** February of the following year, the Apostolic Nunciature (Embassy of the Holy See, popularly known as the Vatican Embassy) was set up in Dhaka.
His Holiness Paul VI appointed Archbishop Edward Idris Cassidy, the first Papal Representative to Bangladesh. He arrived in Dhaka on April 1973 and served up till 1979. Since then the following representative have served in Bangladesh: Archbishop Luigi Accogli (1979-1989), Archbishop Piero Biggio (1989-1992), Arch-
bishop Adriano Bernardini (1992-1996), and Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams (1996-2002).. At present, Archbishop PaulTschang In-Nam is at service, who took over the office of the Apostolic Nuncio in February2003.
A period of thirty-one years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Bangladesh has passed, in which many were the benefits of cooperation and support both on bilateral as well as on international level. The Holy See has always maintained friendly ties with the people of Bangladesh and with their Authorities. It also supported Catholic Institutions in Bangladesh, which started more than 400 years ago and whose objective is two fold: to promote spiritual life of Christians and to contribute to a genuine development of every Individual and of the society. That’s why the support of the Holy See extends not only to the churches and other places ofwurahip, but also to more than 500 Catholic schools, many boardings for students, dispensaries, hospitals, leprosy and TB centers, centers for drug-addicts, poverty alleviation and development organizations like Caritas and others. In all these activities,
Church sponsored help is not limited to the Christian population: on the contrary, many times Muslims constitute the most numerous group among the beneficiaries. Indeed, the Catholic Church has great respect and cares not only for her own members, but for every human person asacreatureofGod.
On international level, the Holy See and the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh often found themselves advocating the same causes, like peace, more adequate distribution of world resources, inter-religious dialogue, health-related issues and values of family life.
The purpose of the Holy See within the community of nations, in the words of Pope John Paul n is, "to be a voice of human conscience and this without in any way diminishing the contribution of other religious traditions". It Is to be hoped, therefore, that the described forms of cooperation will continue and develop further, so that the Holy See may continue its mission by both promoting and benefiting from the rich cultural and religious heritage of Bangladesh.