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In 2000, the archdiocese had 18 parishes, 15 in the city of
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On 12 October 2012, the parish was attacked by a mob of 600 Islamic radicals that destroyed property in the yard, but failed to break down the front door. Saleem
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and hospitals throughout the country and in India and Sri Lanka.
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