| St. Francis Xavier Cathedral | |
|---|---|
 St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Hyderabad |
| Leadership | Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM Fr. James Castellino , Rector & Assistant Perish Priest Fr. Sunil [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Hyderabad, Pakistan |
 Interactive map of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral | |
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad, Pakistan is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad, 1040 kilometers south of the capital, Islamabad. [2]
Father Francis Kotwani, the first Sindhi to be ordained a Catholic priest, served as assistant parish priest of the cathedral parish. He completed 50 years as a priest in 1994. [3]
Bishop Max John Rodrigues of Hyderabad appealed for people to pray for the country at the conclusion of a special Mass at the cathedral, offered following a declaration of a state of emergency and a rash of arrests in the country in November 2007. [4]
In September 2012, during global protests over the film Innocence of Muslims, [5] during which Christian institutions and buildings were targeted, the cathedral was targeted by protesters. Fr. Samson Shukardin OFM, Vicar General of the Diocese, reported that a crowd went by St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, throwing stones and breaking windows. From the upper floors of some nearby houses, shots were also fired at the cathedral door. [6]
In August 2020, Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM ordained to the priesthood Fr Sunil Ashraf and Father Perkho Sono OFM, in the cathedral. [7]
