Church of Pakistan
Intro
The Church of Pakistan is a united Protestant church founded in 1970 that brings together Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Lutheran traditions within one national body. It belongs to the Anglican Communion while also participating in wider Protestant ecumenical organizations, and it is one of the largest Protestant churches in Pakistan.
Structure
The Church of Pakistan is governed nationally by a moderator and synod, but its local life is organized through dioceses led by bishops. Because it is a united church rather than a purely Anglican body, its governance blends episcopal oversight with wider Protestant synodical elements.
Wikipedia lists eight dioceses spread across the country. Together they cover the church's main regional centers, including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and Sialkot.
| Diocese | Current bishop listed by Wikipedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad | Aleem Anwar Gill | One of the dioceses created after the 1970 union |
| Hyderabad | Kaleem John | Southern diocese in Sindh |
| Karachi | Frederick John | Centered on Pakistan's largest city |
| Lahore | Nadeem Kamran | Historic Punjab see |
| Multan | Leo Roderick Paul | Southern Punjab diocese |
| Peshawar | Humphrey Peters | Northwestern diocese |
| Raiwind | Azad Marshall | Moderator's own diocese |
| Sialkot | Alwin John Samuel | Diocese with Reformed links noted by Wikipedia |
Source(s)
Source: No clearly free portrait of Azad Marshall was located on Wikimedia Commons during verification, so this figure uses the flag of Pakistan from Wikimedia Commons as a free fallback. Public domain.
Source: Intro adapted from the Wikipedia article "Church of Pakistan". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source: Structure section adapted from the "List of dioceses" section of the Wikipedia article "Church of Pakistan". Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Title image uses the flag of Pakistan from Wikimedia Commons as a free visual fallback because the church logo shown on English Wikipedia is not clearly hosted from a free repository. Public domain.