Skip to the diocese
Catholic Intelligence
J.M.J.Search

Metropolitan see Karachi, Pakistan

Archdiocese of Karachi

Karachien(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Karachi is the Latin rite metropolitan see for the city of Karachi, Pakistan, with the Diocese of Hyderabad as its suffragan. Erected on 20 May 1948 as a diocese under Bombay, it was elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on 15 July 1950. Its seat is St. Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi, in Karachi, Pakistan.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established
1948
Catholics
166,000
Priests
64
Territory
180,000 km²

Parishes and churches

16 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop
Benny Mario Travas
Born
21 November 1966
Birthplace
Karachi

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi stands in Karachi, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Erected on 20 May 1948, the Archdiocese of Karachi is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Pakistan. It began as a suffragan diocese within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Bombay.