Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan

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Christianity
in Pakistan
Background

Christianity
Church of Pakistan
Roman Catholicism in Pakistan

People

Alvin Robert Cornelius
Anthony Mascarenhas
Esther John
Julius Salik
Mervyn Middlecoat
John Permal
Cecil Chaudhry
Anthony Theodore Lobo
Joseph Coutts
Mary Emily
Colin Saldanha
Menin Rodrigues
Antao D'Souza
Wallis Mathias
Bohemia (musician)
Shallum Asher Xavier
Shahbaz Bhatti
Michael Chowdry

Churches

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Christ Church Rawalpindi
All Saints Church
St Philip's Church
St John's Church
St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad

Most Christians of Pakistan live in Punjab province. The vast majority of the population of the province is Muslim. The churches in Lahore include Cathedral Church of Resurrection, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, St. Andrew's Church, Lahore, St. Anthony's Church, Lahore and St. Joseph’s Church, Lahore. Punjab is a province with persecution of Christians.[1] Asia Bibi has been convicted of blasphemy, with the government of Punjab being in favour of her execution.[2] Most Punjabi Christians are converts from the Hindu Churas and Mazhabi Sikh caste to Christianity during the British raj.[3]

Christian denominations in the province

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kathpress.co.at/content/site/nachrichten/database/27417.html
  2. ↑ http://pakistantoday.com.pk/pakistan-news/Regional/Lahore/20-Dec-2010/Christian-group-says-Punjab-govt-wants-Aasia-dead
  3. ↑ Alter, J.P and J. Alter (1986) In the Doab and Rohilkhand: north Indian Christianity, 1815-1915. I.S.P.C.K publishing p196


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