Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabadensis in Pakistan (Lat: "Dioecesis Hyderabadensis in Pakistan") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan.
Erected in 1958, the diocese was split off from the Archdiocese of Karachi.
The diocese comprises parts of the Hyderabad, Larkana and Sukkur Divisions. In the Hyderabad Division: the Districts of Hyderabad, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Thar Parkar and Thatta. In the Larkana Division: the Districts of Jacobabad and Shikarpur. In the Sukkur Division: the districts of Sukkur, Khairpur and Nawabshah.
In 2001, territory was lost along with additional territory in the Archdiocese of Karachi to form the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Karachi.
The current bishop is Max John Rondrigues, appointed in 1999.
Ordinaries
*James Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M. † (28 Apr 1958 Appointed - 10 Mar 1966 Died)
*Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. † (13 Apr 1967 Appointed - 1 Sep 1990 Resigned)
*Joseph Coutts (1 Sep 1990 Succeeded - 27 Jun 1998 Appointed, Bishop of Faisalabad)
*Max John Rodrigues (3 Dec 1999 Appointed - )
ee also
*Catholic Church in Pakistan
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