Archdiocese of Karachi
| Archdiocese of Karachi | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Cardinal Coutts |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Evarist Pinto |
| founding | 1948 |
| surface | 1,400 km² |
| Parishes | 16 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Residents | 19,379,000 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics | 186,600 (December 31, 2006 / AP2007 ) |
| proportion of | 1 % |
| Diocesan priest | 31 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,588 |
| Friars | 55 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| Religious sisters | 202 ( 12/31/2006 / AP2007 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Patrick's Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.karachi-archdiocese.org/ |
| Suffragan dioceses | Hyderabad in Pakistan |
The Archdiocese of Karachi ( lat. : Archidioecesis Karachiensis ) is in Pakistan situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Karachi .
history
The diocese of Karachi was founded by Pope Pius XII. Founded in 1948 and subordinated to the Metropolitan Diocese of Bombay . The first bishop was James Cornelius van Miltenburg, OFM . Two years later, the elevation to an archdiocese took place . In 1958 the suffragan diocese of Hyderabad was established from the Archdiocese of Karachi . In 2001 the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta was created from both dioceses .
Ordinaries
- James Cornelius van Miltenburg OFM , 1948–1958, from 1958 Archbishop of Hyderabad
- Joseph Cordeiro , 1958-1994
- Simeon Anthony Pereira , 1994-2002
- Evarist Pinto , 2002–2012
- Joseph Cardinal Coutts , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Karachi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Short history of the Archidiocese (English)
Roman Catholic Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi