Diocese of Hyderabad Dioecesis Hyderabadensis حیدرآباد کے کیتھولک چرچ |
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The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Hyderabad
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Location | |
Country | Pakistan |
Ecclesiastical province | Karachi |
Metropolitan | Karachi |
Statistics | |
Area | 137,386 km2 (53,045 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 22,452,472 48,895 (0.2%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 April 1958 |
Cathedral | St. Francis Xavier Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rev. Fr. Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., V.G. (Bishop-elect) |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Coutts |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad (Lat: Dioecesis Hyderabadensis in Pakistan) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan.
The Diocese of Hyderabad was created by the Bulla "Eius in Terris", dated 28 April 1958, and officially erected on 23 August 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, Dadu, Jamshoro, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tharparkar, Thatta, Umerkot and Sujawal. In the Larkana Division: the Districts of Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot and Shikarpur. In the Sukkur Division: the Districts of Sukkur, Khairpur, Ghotki, Shaheed Benazir Abad (formerly Nawabshah) and Naushahro Feroze. The main church is St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad.