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South Karachi
South Karachi District · Sindh, Pakistan
St Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi
Karachi's Roman Catholic cathedral near Empress Market, consecrated in 1881, with the white Monument to Christ the King before it.
St Patrick's Cathedral, near Empress Market in Saddar, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. The first church in Sindh, a small Carmelite mission chapel, was built on this ground in 1845; the city's growing Catholic community raised the present Gothic cathedral, begun in 1878 and consecrated on 24 April 1881, with room for 1,500 worshippers. In front of it stands the Monument to Christ the King, built between 1926 and 1931 to mark the Jesuit mission in Sindh. Pakistan Post issued commemorative stamps for its centenary.
Why go
- ✦Consecrated in 1881
- ✦On the site of Sindh's first church, of 1845
- ✦The Monument to Christ the King before it
How to Reach
Near Empress Market, Saddar, central Karachi.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, November to February; Christmas and Easter fill the cathedral with life.
Getting there, Near Empress Market, Saddar, central Karachi.
Allow, Half an hour to an hour.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from St Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi, within 5 km.
