In the second half of the 16th century, there were Catholics in various parts of the territory now comprising Bangladesh. Prominent among these early Christian settlements were Hussainpur of Mymensingh District and Shripur near Sonargaon, the old capital of Eastern Bengal. When Mylapore (Madras, India) was erected into a Diocese in 1606, the Mission stations of Bengal were placed under its jurisdiction. Among the Churches erected by the Augustinians at that time were those at Tejgaon in 1677 and Nagori in 1695. In 1834, the Vicariate Apostolic of Bengal was created, under the, jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation for Propaganda Fide. In 1850, this Vicariate was “de jure” divided into two, the Vicariates Apostolic of Eastern and Western Bengal.