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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad

Diocese of Hyderabad
Dioecesis Hyderabadensis
حیدرآباد کے کیتھولک چرچ
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad 1.jpg
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Hyderabad
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%)
Information
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.


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