Diocese of Multan
Multanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Multan, Pakistan
The Diocese of Multan is a Latin rite diocese covering southern Punjab, Pakistan, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore. Originating as the Apostolic Prefecture of Multan in 1936, it was erected as a diocese in 1939 from territory detached from Lahore. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer in Multan.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 July 1939
- Latin
- Multanen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002314
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 99,375
- Population
- 32,167,000
- Catholic share
- 0.3%
- Extent
- 98,705 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.0
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Yousaf Sohan
- Born
- 2 September 1958
- Birthplace
- Layyah
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer, Multan stands in Multan, 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.
The province of Lahore
A suffragan of Lahore.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of LahoreLahore
- Diocese of FaisalabadFaisalabad
- Diocese of Islamabad-RawalpindiIslamabad-Rawalpindi
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in the southern Punjab, in a central part of Pakistan, the Diocese of Multan (Lat: Dioecesis Multanensis) is a Latin Church see of the Catholic Church. Its territory spans 100,705 km² and holds a total population of about 7.5 million, of whom roughly 200,000 are Christians. Within the Multan Division, its civil boundaries take in the districts of Multan, Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].