St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad

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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Hyderabad
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
District Diocese of Hyderabad
Leadership Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM
Fr. James Castellino , Rector & Assistant Perish Priest Fr. Sunil [1]
Location
Location Flag of Pakistan.svg Hyderabad, Pakistan

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]

Plaque showing the foundation of the cathedral. St Francis Cathedral, Hyderabad - plaque.jpg
Plaque showing the foundation of the cathedral.

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, an anti-Islamic film, unrelated to the cathedral, or the Catholic Church in any form, resulted in angry protest marches for three days, during which Christian institutions and buildings were targeted. 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. [5]

In August 2020, Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM ordained to the priesthood Fr Sunil Ashraf and Father Perkho Sono OFM, in the cathedral. [6]

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References

  1. Pakistan Christian Post March 23, 2019
  2. "Church Offers New Year's Prayers for Country's Stability". Union of Catholic Asian News . 7 January 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. "Pakistan's First and Only Sindhi Priest Dies at 80". Union of Catholic Asian News. 5 April 1995.[ dead link ]
  4. "Christians Pray For Peace Amid State Of Emergency". Union of Catholic Asian News. 7 November 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009.
  5. "Film on Mohammed: firing at the Cathedral, a Christian injured in Hyderabad". Agenzia Fides. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  6. Herald Malaysia September 3, 2020