Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes was named Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
The diocse had been vacant since then-Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I. was named Archbishop of Dhaka in September 2020.
Bishop Gomes had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka.
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