Sacred Heart Church, Keamari

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Sacred Heart Church
LocationAndrew Road, Keamari, Karachi
Country Pakistan
Denomination Roman Catholic
Membership90 families in 2011
History
Founded1862
Eventsdestroyed 1969
Architecture
Years built1969
Administration
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
Parish Sacred Heart Parish
Clergy
Priest(s) Father Gul Shehzad OFM

Sacred Heart Church is a 150-year-old church in a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in Pakistan.

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On September 18, 2011, Archbishop Evarist Pinto and eight priests celebrated Mass for over a thousand people to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Church. [1]

History

The present church building was built in 1922 with funds provided by the Karachi Port Trust. There were approximately 200 Christian families living in Keamari at the time. In 1923 the Sacred Heart school was constructed. The medium of instruction was originally the Marathi language. The church has been heritage-listed. [2]

In 1969 the Church caught fire and much of it was destroyed. The cause of the fire was never known. It was rebuilt with much of its essence being saved as possible. [3]

On June 29, 2019 Pope Francis appointed Father Indrias Rehmat, a former parish priest, as Bishop of the Diocese of Faisalabad. [4]

In July 2020, the Archbishop transferred 3 areas - Shireen Jinnah Colony, General Colony and Railway Colony and St Mary's School from St. Anthony's Parish to the Sacred Heart Parish. [5]

Ministries

The parish has two conferences of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Pakistan. The parish is also home to the Sacred Heart Secondary School. The Apostleship of the Sea is based in this port parish.

Parish priests

Violence

In November 1990 fanatics attacked the Sacred Heart Church. The parish priest Fr. Bruno Sequeira was brutally beaten. The mob tried to throw him in a fire made from the pews. [7]

In 2009 thieves broke into the church on January 6 and took property worth 80,000 rupees (US$1,000). The chalice, a brass cross, the sound system and emergency lights were among the stolen items. [8]

In October 2010 a special mass was celebrated to consecrate the century-old church vessels recently recovered from the robbery. [9]

Mass centres

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References

  1. ↑ UCANews September 20, 2011
  2. ↑ Karachi’s Churches January 23, 2012
  3. ↑ Dawn 30 April 2011
  4. ↑ Agenzia Fides 1 July 2019
  5. 1 2 Agahi 13 July 2020
  6. ↑ Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community (Kindle Locations 1363-1364). Kindle Edition.
  7. 1 2 Pakistan Christian Post October 25, 2010
  8. 1 2 3 UCANews January 28, 2009
  9. 1 2 UCANews October 21, 2010
  10. ↑ Christian Voice, 13 October 2019
  11. ↑ Mascarenhas (Kindle Location 1038)
  12. ↑ Agahi November 9, 2020

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