Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan
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Diocese of Multan Dioecesis Multanensis ملتان کے کیتھولک چرچ |
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| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lahore |
| Metropolitan | Lahore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 98,705 km2 (38,110 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 32,167,000 99,375 (0.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benny Mario Travas |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sebastian Francis Shaw |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ernest Bertrand Boland Bishop Emeritus (1966–1984) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan (Lat: Dioecesis Multanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan.
The diocese is located in the southern Punjab in a central part of Pakistan. The total population of the diocese is about 7.5 million, out of which Christians are about 200,000. The diocese of Multan covers an area of 100,705 km² and comprises the following civil boundaries. In the Multan Division, the districts of Multan, Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran. In the Bahawalpur Division, the districts of Bahawalnagar, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan. In the Dera Ghazi Khan Division the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah and Rajanpur.
In 1936 some adjacent districts of Multan and the State of Bahawalpur were detached from Lahore to form the prefecture Apostolic of Multan. In 1939 this area was detached from Lahore to become a separate diocese. In 1960 the diocese was divided and Bishop Cialeo moved to Faislabad as the first bishop of the newly erected diocese of Faisalabad. Bishop Louis Scheerer was appointed the second bishop of Multan. In 1966 Bishop Louis Scheerer died and Bertrand Boland became the Bishop of Multan diocese. In 1984 Bishop Boland retired and handed over to his auxiliary Bishop Patras Yusaf. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore.
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