| Mary Emily Gonsalves | |
| Birth Place: | Mangalore, British Raj |
| Death Place: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Citizenship: | Pakistani |
| Education: | masters degree in English and Economics |
| Occupation: | religious sister |
| Years Active: | 1944 - 2017 |
| Known For: | Principal, St. Joseph's College, Karachi |
| Awards: | Sitara-e-Imtiaz |
Mary Emily Gonsalves was a Roman Catholic nun from Karachi, Pakistan.
She was born in Mangalore, India in 1919. She started her teaching career in a school in Byculla, Bombay in 1940. In 1944 she joined the Daughters of the Cross religious congregation. She went on to do a master's degree in English and Economics. She taught in a college in Calcutta before she moved to Pakistan in 1957.[1]
From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan.[2] St. Joseph's is one of Pakistan's leading Colleges. In 2007, 1,548 students were studying in the college with a total of 78 teachers.[3]
In 2005, when St. Joseph's College was returned to the Catholic Board of Education Sr Emily was again appointed principal.[4]
On 23 March 2009 the Government of Pakistan awarded Sr. Emily the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, which she received from the Governor of Sindh. This was in recognition of her services to education.[5]
Sr. Emily died in Karachi on 9 January 2017.[6] Her funeral was held at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi on January 10, 2017.[7]