Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
| Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lahore |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Arshad |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 178,341 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 35,995,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 195,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,417 |
| Friars | 24 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 104 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi ( lat. : Dioecesis Islamabadensis-Ravalpindensis ) is in Pakistan situated Roman Catholic Diocese with headquarters in Rawalpindi , a city on the Pothohar Plateau -Plateau in the province of Punjab .
history
The Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi was founded by Pope Leo XIII. Founded in 1887 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kafiristan and Kashmir from the Diocese of Lahore . Pope Pius XII raised the prefecture to the Diocese of Rawalpindi in 1947. In 1952 areas were ceded to establish the Indian prefecture of Jammu-Srinagar . Pope John Paul II renamed the diocese to today's diocese Islamabad - Rawalpindi .
The Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore.
In 1949 in Rawalpindi the Mission Society of St. Joseph von Mill Hill founded what is now St. Mary's Academy (SMA) .
Ordinaries
- Ignatius Brouwer MHM , Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1888–1894)
- Reyndes MHM, Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1894–1899)
- Domenico Wagenaar (Wagener) MHM, Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1901–1914)
- Robert J. Winkley MHM, Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1914–1930)
-
Giuseppe Patrizio O'Donohoe MHM, Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1934–1947)
- Mayer MHM, Pro-Prefect of Kafristan and Kashmir (1943–1952)
- Nicholas Hettinga MHM (1947–1973)
- Simeon Anthony Pereira (1973–1993), then Coadjutor Bishop of Karachi
- Anthony Theodore Lobo (1993-2010)
- Rufin Anthony (2010-2016)
- Joseph Arshad (since 2017)