St. Patrick's College (Karachi)

Saint Patrick's College or St. Patrick's College is a Catholic education institute located in Karachi, Pakistan affiliated with the University of Karachi. It is located alongside St Patrick's High School, Karachi. It was established in 1952.[1] by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.

St. Patrick's College
TypePublic degree college
Established1952
PrincipalShameem Khursheed
Academic staff
40
Administrative staff
11
Location
Karachi
,
Pakistan
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
Board of Intermediate Education Karachi
University of Karachi
Websitehttp://www.stpatrickscollege.edu.pk/
For similarly named high school run by the Roman Catholic church, see St Patrick's High School, Karachi.

Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education[2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.[3]

In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.[4] The denationalization was opposed by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal who claimed it would result in doors being closed to students from poor- and middle-class families.[5]

The Father Stephen Raymond Scholarship Program for students was launched by the college in 2014. On January 5, 2020, the fifth scholarship ceremony was held at the College, attended by Cardinal Joseph Coutts.[6]

Principals
  • Father Stephen Raymond (1952–53)
  • Fr. Darcy D'Souza (1953-1971).[7]
  • Father Stephen Raymond (1963–67)[8]
  • Oswin Mascarenhas (1967–1975)
  • Michael M R Chohan (1975–77)[9]
  • Father Joseph Paul (2005–2009)[10]
  • Bro. Lawrence Manuel (2009–2011)[11]
  • Mr. Alexander D'Souza (2011-2014)
  • Mr. Shameem Khursheed (2014- )

Alumni

References
  1. "147 years of St. Patrick's High School". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
  2. Affiliated colleges of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi
  3. "Applications received for denationalization of educational institutions in the light of the decision of Sindh cabinet 2001".
  4. "St Patrick's: Denationalization process". Dawn. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  5. "UCANews.com". 16 May 2005. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013.
  6. Agahi January 22, 2020
  7. "UCANews.com December 17, 2009". Archived from the original on October 30, 2017.
  8. Ali, G. and Ali, M. St. Patrick’s: A journey of 175 years. Archdiocese of Karachi, 2018.
  9. Daily Times April 21, 2006
  10. "Dawn". 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007.
  11. Christian Voice, 9 May 2010
  12. Mr. Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine High Court of Sindh Karachi
  13. "Business Recorder". 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  14. Andrew Brown, Blessed with ambition: Michael Nazir-ali, in The Independent dated 12 January 2002 at independent.co.uk, accessed 11 January 2016
  15. INTERVIEW: increasing flow of remittances Daily Times, 30 May 2010
  16. "Pakistan's King of Masalas spins his own magic". The News International, Pakistan. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  17. Daily Times July 27, 2018
  18. Dunya News Accessed 30 July, 2020
  19. Aurora December 2017
  20. Cricket World 22 June 2018

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