Christianity in Punjab, Pakistan

Most Christians of Pakistan live in Punjab province. The vast majority of the population of the province is Muslim. The churches in Lahore include Cathedral Church of Resurrection, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, St. Andrew's Church, Lahore, St. Anthony's Church, Lahore and St. Joseph’s Church, Lahore. Lahore and Faisalabad have more Christian population than any other city in Punjab. Punjab is a province with persecution of Christians. Asia Bibi has been convicted of blasphemy, with the government of Punjab being in favour of her execution. Most Punjabi Christians are converts from the Hindu Churas and Mazhabi Sikh caste to Christianity during the British raj.

Notable People

• Sunita Marshall, actress
• Sidra Sadaf, cyclist
• Captain Cecil Chaudhry, academic, activist, and fighter pilot for the Pakistan Air Force
• Nazir Latif, former Air Commodore of Pakistan Air Force
• Shahbaz Bhatti, former member of Pakistan National Assembly, and Pakistan Peoples Party
• Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, former minister of the Pakistan Roman Catholic Church
• Bishop Lawrence Saldanha, Archbishop
• Major General Julian Peter, former Major-General of Pakistan Army
• Reverend Samuel Azariah, bishop of the Church of Pakistan
• Nirmal Roy, singer
• Shazia Hidayat, athlete
• Bohemia, Pakistani-American rapper

Christian denominations in the province

• Anglican Catholic Church
• Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Pakistan
• Church of Pakistan
• Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
• United Presbyterian Church of Pakistan
• New Apostolic Church in Pakistan
• Roman Catholic Church

See also

• Christianity in Pakistan
• Christian Medical College Ludhiana
• St. Thomas’ High School, Jhelum
• Presentation Convent School, Jhelum
• Forman Christian College