“The Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul.”
Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul is the main church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad, Pakistan, 250 kilometers south of the capital Islamabad. The cathedral was designed by an Italian architect and built in 1965 by the Italian Dominicans who were than running the diocese.
The Closing of Jubilee Year 2010-11
The Diocese of Faisalabad will be closing it's Jubilee year celebration on 14th April 2011
Bishop Joseph Coutts.
On 5th May 1988 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad. On 27th June 1998 he was transferred and appointed Bishop of Faisalabad. Bishop Coutts is also the Vice-President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference and National Director of Caritas Pakistan. As a priest he belonged to the diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Lahore where he was Rector of St. Mary's Seminary from 1980 - 88, and also served as the Vicar General from 1986 - 88.
Called to Serve: Vocations and the Church
The Lord calls each of us to live a life of holiness, a life of friendship with God. It is a call that we acknowledge, or others acknowledge for us at Baptism, a call we respond to as we follow the Commandments and the precepts of the Church. It is the Universal Call to Holiness. There are also specific vocations in which one gives oneself entirely to the Lord. The Diocese of Faisalabad is blessed with a good number of vocations. In fact priests from the diocese are serving as "fidei donum" priests in all of the dioceses of Pakistan.
"Our Lord is our model, let us take up our cross and follow Him."
As the Pauline Year draws to an end, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed the “Year for Priests” which began on June 19, 2009, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The pope chose this year because it marks the 150th anniversary of the death of the patron saint of parish priests, St. John Vianney,
Connecting Catholics with the Life of the Church
“What we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” (1 John 1:3). The work of evangelizing and catechizing the faithful, particularly in the rural areas, is carried out with a team of trained full-time Catechists who assist the priests in this work.
Where are we on the World Map.
Faisalabad is the city of textiles, is Pakistan's 3rd largest city. As Diocese it is 2nd largest in the country..
Welcome to official website of Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad.
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to break the cycle of ignorance and poverty
In a country where well over half the poplulation is illiterate,..
for the sick & neglected
among the poor, malnutrition and unhygenic living conditions are common,
to strengthen the weak and free the oppressed
The big gap between the rich and the poor causes many difficulties,
Leading the flock: Pope names Bishop of Faisalabad for Karachi