Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
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سیکرڈ ہارٹ گرجا | |
![]() Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
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31°33′55″N 74°19′02″E / 31.5653°N 74.3172°E | |
Location | The Mall, Lawrence Road, Lahore, Punjab |
Country | Pakistan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Consecrated | 19 November 1907 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Cathedral |
Architect(s) | Edouard Dobbeleers |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Roman Byzantine |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Lahore |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Sebastian Francis Shaw |
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Urdu: سیکرڈ ہارٹ گرجا) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Built at the behest of bishop Godefroid Pelckmans (Bishop of Lahore, 1893-1904) with Belgian aid and materials, the cathedral was consecrated by Bishop Fabian Eestermans, the Bishop of Lahore, on 19 November 1907.[1] Its roots lie in the historical presence of the Belgian Capuchins in Pakistan.[2] The design of this Cathedral was made according to the Roman Byzantine-style by Belgian architect, Edouard Dobbeleers of Antwerp.[3]