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St. Mary’s High School, Sukkur
St. Mary's High School is a private Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ... co-educational primary and secondary boarding school, boarding and day school, located in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. Founded in 1881, the school is administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad in Pakistan. The campus has 30 classrooms where, as of 2014, around 1,300 students were being taught by 75 teachers. History In 1860, a few European and Goan Catholics came to Sukkur as railway employees. They requested the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay, Archbishop of Bombay to assign a permanent priest. The first priest, Fr. Victor, was there for only a short while. In 1883, Fr. Peter S.J. became the parish priest. He felt that there should be a school where the children could get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukkur
Sukkur is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the List of cities in Sindh by population, third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, Sindh, Hyderabad, and List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 17th largest city of Pakistan by population. The city was originally founded by the Rai dynasty of Sindh. The modern city was built in the 1840s. New Sukkur was established during the British era alongside the village of Sukkur. Sukkur's hill, along with the hill on the river island of Bukkur, form what is sometimes considered the "Gate of Sindh". Etymology The name Sukkur is derived from the Sindhi language word ''sakhar'' meaning superior. History The region around Sukkur has been inhabited for millennia. The ruins of Lakhueen-jo-daro, Lakhan-jo-daro, located near an industrial park on the outskirts of Sukkur, date from the Indus Valley civilisation#Mature Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
