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Archdiocese of Lahore

Archidioecesis Lahorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., Archbishop
  • Benny Mario Travas, Apostolic Administrator
  • Lawrence John Saldanha, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 23 April 1994
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Square Kilometers: 23,069 (8,910 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Archdiocesan Curia, 1 Lawrence Rd., Lahore 54000, Pakistan
  • Telephone: (042)3636.6137
  • Fax: 3636.8336

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Lahore
1 September 1886ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Punjab Diocese of Lahore (erected)
6 July 1887Territory LostDiocese of Lahore Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir (erected)
13 September 1910Territory LostArchdiocese of Agra (Simla, Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Patiala, Nakha, Jind, Loharu, and Maler Kotla)
Diocese of Lahore (Mandi, Suket, Kulu, Lahul, and Spiti)
Archdiocese of Simla (erected)
22 May 1913Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lahore (from Agra to Simla)
17 December 1936Territory LostDiocese of Lahore (Dera Ghazi Khan with Buoch Trans Frontier, Muzaffargarth, Jhang, Multan, Montgomery, Lyalpur, Dera Ismail Khan, along with Bhajákar and Bahawalpur) Prefecture Apostolic of Multan (erected)
13 December 1938Territory LostDiocese of Lahore (Shahpur and Gujrat along with Pind-Dadan-Khan) Prefecture Apostolic of Kafiristan e Kashmir
15 July 1950Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lahore (from Delhi and Simla)
17 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Lahore (Jammu) Prefecture Apostolic of Jullundur (erected)
17 January 1952Territory LostDiocese of Lahore (Jammu)
Diocese of Rawalpindi (Kashmir)
Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Jammu (erected)
Archdiocese of Lahore
23 April 1994ElevatedDiocese of Lahore Archdiocese of Lahore

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Lahore
195078,42915,000,000.5%240421,8675102ap1951
1970156,2406,448,5752.4%842503,12458168ap1971
1980166,00010,371,0001.6%1344572,9125916821ap1981
1990425,6032,025,00021.0%2033538,0307620225ap1991
Archdiocese of Lahore
1999505,88322,000,0002.3%3031618,2939021425ap2000
2000511,22623,000,0002.2%3031618,3809021425ap2001
2001514,22623,500,0002.2%2943727,14210222325ap2002
2002550,00023,030,0002.4%3237697,97115220326ap2003
2003560,46324,000,0002.3%32154711,92412919725ap2004
2004570,00025,000,0002.3%3042727,9165821524ap2005
2013412,00027,582,0001.5%3139705,8856956127ap2014
2016389,00029,328,0001.3%3142735,32814155827ap2017
2019581,10031,101,4001.9%4257995,86913049029ap2020
2021581,00032,294,4851.8%3650866,7559645330ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Lahore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 5, Page 266, and Page 267
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 66, to Page 69
  • Archdiocese of Lahore
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 633, and Page 634

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