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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:28 April 1958
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofKarachi
Depends on: Dicastery forEvangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Pakistan
Square Kilometers: 137,386 (53,065 Square Miles)
Description: The Hyderabad Division with the Districts of Hyderabad, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas,Thar Parkar and Thatta. In the Larkana Division, the Districts of Jacobabad and Shikarpur. In the Sukkur Division, the districts of Sukkur, Khairpur and Nawabshah.
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, G.P.O. Box 60, A-37, G.O.R. Colony, Hyderabad 71000, Pakistan
Telephone: (022)263.07.13
Fax: 210.10.54

Past and Present Ordinaries

James Corneliusvan Miltenburg, O.F.M. † (7 May1958 Appointed - 14 Mar1966 Died)
Bonaventure PatrickPaul, O.F.M. † (11 Mar1971 Appointed - 1 Sep1990 Resigned)
JosephCoutts (1 Sep 1990 Succeeded -27 Jun 1998 Appointed, Bishop ofFaisalabad)
Max JohnRodrigues (3 Dec 1999 Appointed -16 Dec 2014 Retired)
SamsonShukardin, O.F.M. (16 Dec 2014 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
28 April 1958	Erected	Archdiocese ofKarachi (Hyderabad, Dadu, Jamshoro, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Tharparkar, Thatta, Umerkot, and Sujawal (Hyderabad Division). Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, and Shikarpur (Larkana Division). ...)	Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan (erected)
9 November 2001	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan Archdiocese ofKarachi	Prefecture Apostolic ofQuetta (erected) (Balochistan)
9 November 2001	Territory Added		Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan (Civil Province of Sindh) Archdiocese ofKarachi (Karachi with Central, South, West, East, and Malier)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1970	20,214	5,692,000	.4%		30	30	673		36	53	6	ap1971
1980	27,996	7,500,000	.4%		26	26	1,076		28	64	3	ap1981
1990	43,550	9,609,000	.5%		20	20	2,177		23	54	10	ap1991
1999	62,237	15,000,000	.4%	6	26	32	1,944		30	74	15	ap2000
2000	64,525	15,450,000	.4%	6	31	37	1,743		35	67	15	ap2001
2001	75,000	17,500,000	.4%	5	27	32	2,343		31	70	14	ap2002
2002	48,991	21,283,294	.2%	7	21	28	1,749		25	58	13	ap2003
2003	49,999	21,730,243	.2%	7	19	26	1,923		24	60	14	ap2004
2004	48,681	21,686,924	.2%	8	21	29	1,678		26	60	14	ap2005
2006	48,895	22,452,472	.2%	9	14	23	2,125		18	58	14	ap2007
2013	47,242	22,309,840	.2%	10	16	26	1,817		24	65	15	ap2014
2016	50,283	22,723,994	.2%	10	14	24	2,095		25	54	15	ap2017
2019	54,126	23,429,125	.2%	12	18	30	1,804	3	33	58	19	ap2020
2021	52,105	23,897,707	.2%	14	24	38	1,371	3	39	58	19	ap2022
2023	57,546	26,813,227	.2%	11	24	35	1,644		26	53	19	ap2024

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

Bonaventure PatrickPaul, O.F.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Apr1967;Bishop: 11 Mar1971 to 1 Sep1990)
James Corneliusvan Miltenburg, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 7 May1958 to 14 Mar1966)