St Michael's Church, Peshawar
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St Michael's Church is the oldest Catholic church in Peshawar
, Pakistan. It is located on The Mall. It was consecrated in 1851. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
.
Since 1957 the parish has also been home to St. Mary's High School
for boys.
In 2001 Fr. John William, the parish priest at St. Michael's, asked the Pakistani government for soldiers to guard Christian churches and housing developments after threats of violence had been made in Peshawar.
The tower of St Michael's Church almost collapsed following the country's worst-ever earthquake in 2005
.
Once again church leaders and Christian communities received letters warning them to convert to Islam or face suicide bombings. A group of church leaders met with police officials on August 11, 2007 and urged authorities to protect the minorities and apprehend the fundamentalists for causing unrest. Father Yousaf Amanat was parish priest of St. Michael's Church at the time.
Fr. Nasir William is the assistant Parish Priest.
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Pakistan. It is located on The Mall. It was consecrated in 1851. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan....
.
Since 1957 the parish has also been home to St. Mary's High School
St. Mary's High School, Peshawar
St. Mary's High School, Peshawar, is an educational institution in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. St. Mary's is run by the Diocesan Board of Education of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. Bishop Anthony Lobo is the chairman of the Board. At Present the school is...
for boys.
In 2001 Fr. John William, the parish priest at St. Michael's, asked the Pakistani government for soldiers to guard Christian churches and housing developments after threats of violence had been made in Peshawar.
The tower of St Michael's Church almost collapsed following the country's worst-ever earthquake in 2005
2005 Kashmir earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005...
.
Once again church leaders and Christian communities received letters warning them to convert to Islam or face suicide bombings. A group of church leaders met with police officials on August 11, 2007 and urged authorities to protect the minorities and apprehend the fundamentalists for causing unrest. Father Yousaf Amanat was parish priest of St. Michael's Church at the time.
Fr. Nasir William is the assistant Parish Priest.