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Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi

Dioecesis Islamabadensis-Ravalpindensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Arshad, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1 June 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lahore
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Square Kilometers: 178,341 (68,884 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Tameezuddin Church Rd., Lalkurthi, Rawalpindi Cannt. 46000, Pakistan
  • Telephone: (051)558.16.16

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir
6 July 1887ErectedDiocese of Lahore Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir (erected)
13 December 1938Territory AddedDiocese of Lahore (Shahpur and Gujrat along with Pind-Dadan-Khan) Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir
Diocese of Rawalpindi
10 July 1947ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir Diocese of Rawalpindi
15 July 1950Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Rawalpindi (from Delhi and Simla)
17 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Lahore (Jammu)
Diocese of Rawalpindi (Kashmir)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu (erected)
8 May 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Ajmer (Multan) Diocese of Rawalpindi
8 May 1955Territory AddedDiocese of Multan (Dera Ismail and Bhakkar) Diocese of Rawalpindi
Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
1 June 1979Name ChangedDiocese of Rawalpindi Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
26 March 1994Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (from Karachi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Rawalpindi
195012,82112,000,000.1%1363734610316ap1951
197037,34414,000,000.3%339428894812420ap1971
Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
198075,14524,520,000.3%1225372,0303396ap1981
1990105,68136,047,000.3%1320333,20226103ap1991
1999135,32835,000,000.4%179265,2041811321ap2000
2000171,80035,000,000.5%189276,362169919ap2001
2001248,19035,000,000.7%209298,5581510418ap2002
2002248,69635,000,000.7%229318,0221410418ap2003
2003276,77635,000,000.8%262289,884710318ap2004
2004168,13535,000,000.5%1421610,508610918ap2005
2006174,20836,522,000.5%146208,7101511818ap2007
2013195,00035,995,000.5%315365,4162410420ap2014
2016182,27338,236,000.5%314355,2071911221ap2017
2019189,60039,785,000.5%296355,4171710222ap2020
2021216,50041,311,365.5%337405,412169524ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 171, and Page 172
  • Diocese of Rawalpindi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 66, to Page 69
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 612, to Page 614
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 696
  • Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 954, and Page 955
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 633, and Page 634

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