KANZLER, HORMANN. – Pontifical general and pro-Minister of Arms, born at Weingarten near Bruchsal (Baden) on 28 March 1822, died in Rome on 6 January 1888. A model Christian and excellent soldier, intelligent and cultured, he was one of the noblest and most chivalrous figures of old papal Rome. After completing his secondary studies in Mannheim, he entered the military college in Karlsruhe, revealing aptitude and love for the profession. As ensign and lieutenant (25 May 1841), to avoid fighting a duel he resigned his career and devoted himself to the study of languages and travel, often displaying rare disregard for danger. On 1 September 1845 he was finally admitted in Bologna to serve the Holy See as a cadet. Exceptionally well-prepared in military science and a skilled organizer, he became a sub-lieutenant in the foreign infantry, fought at Monte Berico (Vicenza) on 24 May 1848, and, the sole surviving officer though wounded, commanded his company to the end, earning a special mention from General Durando.
KARACHI (K.). – Suffragan diocese of Bombay until 1948, erected by detachment from the archdiocese of Bombay, of which it was declared a suffragan by decree of 20 May 1948, and entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor. On 15 July 1950, with the establishment of an ecclesiastical province for the entire territory of West Pakistan, the diocese of K. was elevated to an archdiocese with the suffragan sees of Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi.
It covers 262,000 sq. km. and includes the civil provinces of Baluchistan and Sind. It borders on Afghanistan, Iran, the archdiocese of Bombay, and the dioceses of Ahmedabad, Multan, and Ajmer. Its population is 7,500,000, of whom 200,000 are pagans, 3,000 Protestants, and 25,000 Catholics. The missionary personnel consists of 44 foreign Franciscans and 15 indigenous secular priests; 7 lay brothers; 82 sisters from various institutes, about forty of them indigenous; and 21 catechists. The archdiocese has 8 districts, 16 parishes, and 26 secondary stations; 2 churches and 18 chapels.
Education is entrusted to a staff of 250 teachers: 195 male and 55 female, with about 2,000 pupils in elementary schools, 650 in middle schools, 4,000 in high schools, and 49 in vocational schools.
There is no seminary; young men aspiring to the priesthood are sent to the Pontifical Seminary in Kandy or to the Major Seminary in Mangalore. There is a theological and philosophical studentate for the formation of religious, with about 20 clerics. Charitable works include 7 hospitals with 101 beds, 4 dispensaries averaging 40,000 consultations annually, 3 orphanages with 221 orphans, and 12 poorhouses with 25 inmates.
The metropolitan city of K. is the capital of the new State of Pakistan and seat of the central government, and is also the seat of the Apostolic Delegation erected by brief of 17 July 1950. Catholic associations and Catholic Action are flourishing. The following periodicals are published: *Dor Munianti Rotti* and *Catholic Chronicle*, with a modest circulation.