St. Anthony's Church, Lahore

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St. Anthony's Church, Lahore
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St. Anthony's Church, Lahore
St. Anthony's Church, Lahore
LocationEmpress Road, Lahore
CountryPakistan
Language(s)Urdu and English
Denomination Roman Catholic
Tradition Latin
History
Founder(s)Bishop Godfrey Pelckmans, Bishop of Lahore [1]
Consecrated 1899
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeNeo-Gothic
Specifications
Capacity1,500
Materials brick
Administration
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Lahore
Clergy
Priest in charge Rev Fr Asif sardar

St. Anthony's Church, Lahore, located 270 kilometers southeast of Islamabad is one of the oldest churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan.

History

The church was consecrated in 1899. It was formerly called the "Railway Church."

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St. Anthony's Church, Lahore
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St. Anthony's Church, Lahore

Father Andrew Francis was the pastor of St. Anthony's Parish until becoming Bishop of Multan in 2000, [2] followed by Father Emmanuel Asi, one of the country's leading theologians. [3] Father George Daniel was parish priest from 2004 from 2012 [4] when Father Emmanuel Yousaf Manni replaced him.

To improve relations between Christians and Muslims, the officials at St. Anthony's Church organized a Christian-Muslim meeting on November 19, 2005, and formed Christian-Muslim Rabita (cooperation) Society in Lahore. [5]

The parish has other important ministries, including visiting and teaching prisoners. On May 29, 1990, the Inspector General of prisons in Punjab granted permission to church organizations to hold Bible studies with Christian prisoners. Statistics from 1990 indicate that the 28 jails hosted 35,000 inmates. [6]

On June 12, 2007, more than one thousand Catholics attended the blessing of the expanded wing of St. Anthony's Church. Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore conducted the blessing. The construction took two years and was made with contributions collected largely from locals, with additional help from a few foreign donors. The enlargement raised the church's capacity from 900 to 1,500.

On May 11, 2018, Father Emmanuel Yousaf Mani, national director of the Pakistani Catholic bishops' National Commission for Justice and Peace, distributed financial assistance to each of the relatives of the 39 Christians in prison, at St. Anthony's Church. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Van den Broucke, F and Suply, D. CAPUCHINS MISSIONARIES IN THE PUNJAB 1888 – 2011 St. Mary’s Friary, Lahore, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Catholics Protest Against Police For Tearing Down Parish Wall". UCANews.com. August 17, 1992.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Newly Appointed Bishop Will Focus On Team Building With Presbyterium". UCANews.com. February 8, 2000.
  4. ↑ "'Railway Church' Extension Blessed". UCANews.com. October 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Christians Express Their Concerns About Sangla Hill Desecration". UCANews.com. November 29, 2005.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Claims Made About Discrimination Against Christians In Punjab Jails". UCANews.com. June 20, 1990.
  7. ↑ UCANews May 15, 2018

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