Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference
The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of Pakistan. Its objectives are to facilitate coordinated study and discussion of issues affecting the Church, and adoption of a common policy and effective action in all matters concerning the Church in Pakistan.
The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference decided on 18 April 1990 to build this new seminary for philosophical studies in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.[1] Prior to this the Christ the King Seminary in Karachi was the only major seminary in the country.
In 1997 the PCBC approved a National Catholic Institute of Theology to be set up in Karachi to provide theological formation in the spirit of renewal desired by the Second Vatican Council.
Presidents
Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro, 1958–1971 and 1973-1994[2]
Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C., 1971–1973[3]
Archbishop Armando Trindade, 1994–2000
Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira, 2000–2002
Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, 2002-2011 [4]
Archbishop Joseph Arshad, 2011-present
Secretary General
Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, 1989–2010
Bishop Rufin Anthony, 2010-2015
Commissions
National Commission for Justice and Peace
National Catholic Education Commission, Pakistan
Major Seminary
Muslim Christian Dialogue
Catechetics and Biblical Apostolate
Liaison with Charismatics
Ongoing Formation of Clergy
Revision of Urdu Catholic Bibles[5]
References
- ^ "Pontificia Universitàs Urbaniana". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
- ^ "UCANews.com February 14, 1994".[permanent dead link]
- ^ G Catholic
- ^ "Agenzia Fides 19 September 2005". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ UCANews, April 26 1989
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