St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi

Asian church stubsPakistani religious building and structure stubsRawalpindi DistrictRoman Catholic cathedral stubsRoman Catholic cathedrals in Pakistan

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, is the main church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi.Four armed guards sit at the gates of the Cathedral, guarding it as well as the Bishop's House in a garden set behind a high wall. Threats from Islamic militants have made this protection essential. Although almost any Christian institution faces similar danger, the Church has no money to pay for more guards.St. Joseph's Cathedral has large congregations from Rawalpindi, Islamabad and surrounding areas for Good Friday, Easter and Christmas services each year.The Cathedral parish is also home to St. Catherine's Convent. The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary host the St. Catherine's Sewing Center, training poor women in sewing, crochet and embroidery; the women produce hand-made objects for sale.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi
Tufail Road, Rawalpindi Civil Lines

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 33.5837 °	E 73.0562 °

placeShow on map

Address

Presentation Convent High School

Tufail Road
46000 Rawalpindi, Civil Lines
Punjab, Pakistan
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

St. Ann's Presentation Convent High School, Rawalpindi

St. Ann's Presentation Convent High School, Rawalpindi, is a private Catholic missionary school located in Lalkurti area of Rawalpindi Cantonment, Pakistan. In spite of its name, the school caters for students seeking an elementary and high school education.

Christ Church, Rawalpindi

The Christ Church, Rawalpindi is a church situated in the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It was built in 1852 in the gothic style. The church is situated in Lalkurti in cantonment area on Iftikhar Janjua Road beside PC Hotel. The church is considered among the oldest buildings in Rawalpindi.

Army Stadium, Rawalpindi

Army Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It is the home of the Pakistan Army FC. It is also made use by the Pakistan Army for train purposes. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000.

National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi

The National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, formerly known as APCOMS, is a university branch located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan and is part of National University of Modern Languages.

St. Paul's Church, Rawalpindi

St. Paul's Church is a presbyterian church located opposite to General Headquarters in Rawalpindi Cantonment, Pakistan. It is the second-oldest church in Rawalpindi after Christ Church, Rawalpindi.Initially the church was established in 1908 with the help of Church of Scotland. Rev. Dr. Samuel Titus is the pastor-in-charge.Currently, the church is being run by the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan.

Krishna Temple, Rawalpindi

The Shri Krishna mandir (Urdu: شری کرشنا مندر), or the Krishna Temple, is a Hindu temple located in Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated between the Rawalpindi railway station and Kabari Bazaar in Saddar. Currently, it is one of the two places of worship for the approximately 7,000 Hindus living in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with the other handful of temples being non-functional. Hindu festivals like Holi and Diwali are celebrated here.It covers an area of less than 4 marlas (around 101 m2). The courtyard of the double-storey building has a capacity to accommodate around 100 worshippers.

Flashman's Hotel

Flashman's Hotel is a historic hotel situated on The Mall in Rawalpindi.

Pindi Club Ground

Pindi Club Ground, also known as the Army Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium has the capacity to hold 15,000 people and hosted its first and only international Test match in 1965. It also hosted one match as part of the 1987 Cricket World Cup.It was the only cricket ground in Rawalpindi capable of hosting international matches before the establishment of Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 1992.

Fatima Jinnah Women University

Fatima Jinnah Women University (Urdu: فاطمہ جناح وؤمن یونیورسٹی) or FJWU is a public university in the neighborhood of Mall Road of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi

The Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi is a tertiary care military hospital in Rawalpindi. It is headed by a Major General from the Army Medical Corps (Pakistan). It provides specialized treatment to the armed forces personnel and their immediate families..

Rawalpindi War Cemetery

Rawalpindi War Cemetery is a cemetery situated on Harley Street in Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan.It is situated in the cantonment area. It is part of the Protestant Cemetery known as Gora Qabrastan (The Foreign Cemetery). It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.The cemetery contains 257 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, connected mainly with the operations on the North-West Frontier. There are also 101 burials from the Second World War.

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Pakistan)

The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Reporting name: AFIP) is a main institution for defensive research into countermeasures against biological warfare. It is located in the vicinity of CMH Rawalpindi alongside the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1957, the AFIP, supported by civilian and military pathologists, has been engaged in the task of combating virus outbreaks in Pakistan.