Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
The Archdiocese of Karachi, originally known as the Diocese of Karachi was erected on 20 May 1948 under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay, India. It was elevated as the Archdiocese of Karachi on 15 July 1950. The seat of the Archdiocese is St. Patrick's Cathedral. In 2004 it was estimated to include 145,000 Catholics out of a population of 14 million. The Christ the King seminary, the major seminary of the country is located in the Archdiocese.
The Archdiocese has also produced a religious order for women known as the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King (FMCK) that founded schools, orphanages, homes for the aged and disabled and hospitals throughout the country and in India and Sri Lanka.
Ordinaries
• James Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M. † (20 May 1948 to 28 Apr 1958)
• Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro † (7 May 1958 to 11 Feb 1994) • Simeon Anthony Pereira † (11 Feb 1994 to 20 Nov 2002)
• Evarist Pinto (Appointed 5 Jan 2004 )
Affiliated Bishops
*Anthony Theodore Lobo (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jun 1982 to 28 May 1993)
ee also
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Pakistan
External links
*cite web
year = 2006
url = http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkara.html
title = Archdiocese of Karachi | publisher = Catholic Hierarchy | accessdate = 2006-12-21
* [http://www.ucanews.com/search/show.php?q=pakistan&page=archives/english/1999/09/w4/wed/pa3739rw.txt Union of Catholic Asian News, 22 Sep 1999]
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