Catholic Colony is a neighborhood in

Jamshed Town Jamshed Town ( sd, جمشيد ٽائون , ur, ) lies in the central part of Karachi, Pakistan. To the northwest is Liaquatabad Town across the Lyari River, while to the east is Gulshan Town and to the southeast is Korangi Town across the Mali ...

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. Initially a Christian neighborhood, it was constructed as two projects known as Catholic Colony No. 1 and Catholic Colony No. 2. The Catholic Colony 1 and 2 were new developments in the early 1900s and considered to be on the outskirts of the city. After the

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

in 1947, the rapid expansion of the city put the Catholic Colonies in the heart of Karachi. Catholic Colony No. 1 is located opposite the Quaid's Mazar on M. A. Jinnah Road. Catholic Colony No. 2, is situated on Wedder Burn Road and Dadabhai Naoroji Road. Catholic Colony No. 1 falls within St. Lawrence’s Parish while Catholic Colony No. 2 is within the boundaries of Christ the King Parish. This Catholic Colonies were built and supervised by Anthony Venantius. The mother house of the

Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King The Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King (F.M.C.K.) is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women that originated in what is now Pakistan and founded schools, orphanages, homes for the aged and disabled and hospitals throughout the coun ...

is located in Catholic Colony No.2. Parts of the colonies are in a poor state with water shortages on the one hand and subsidence on the other.Tribune September 12, 2011
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