Diocese of Faisalabad
Faisalabaden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Faisalabad, Pakistan
The Diocese of Faisalabad is a Latin rite diocese in Punjab, Pakistan, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lahore. Erected in 1960 as the Diocese of Lyallpur from the Diocese of Multan, it was renamed Faisalabad in 1977 and covers 28 parishes across the Faisalabad Division and parts of Multan Division. Its seat is the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Faisalabad.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 September 1977
- Latin
- Faisalabaden(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001394
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 189,000
- Population
- 32,861,670
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.6%
- Priests
- 56
- Catholics per priest
- 3,375
- Extent
- 35,300 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Indrias Rehmat
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Faisalabad stands in Faisalabad, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lahore
A suffragan of Lahore.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of LahoreLahore
- Diocese of Islamabad-RawalpindiIslamabad-Rawalpindi
- Diocese of MultanMultan
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.