Lawrence Saldanha
His Grace Lawrence John Saldanha | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore |
In office | 2001–2011 |
Predecessor | Armando Trindade † |
Successor | Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM |
Orders | |
Ordination | 16 January 1960 |
Consecration | 11 September 2001 by Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira † Bishop Anthony Lobo † Bishop Andrew Francis |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Previous post(s) | Priest |
Lawrence John Saldanha (born 12 June 1936) was born in Mangalore, India. He received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan on 16 January 1960.
He also earned a doctorate in systematic theology from Rome-based Pontifical Urbaniana University. He participated in the Second Vatican Council.[1]
He served in different parishes in Lahore. He served from 1971-74 as editor of the Catholic Naqib, the Archdiocese’s Urdu bimonthly.[1] He was also rector of Christ the King Seminary in Karachi from 1974–1979 and taught dogmatic theology there until 1983.
From 1986-98 he was head of the social communications commission and WAVE Studio, the Church's national audiovisual center in Lahore. He also headed the UCA News bureau in Pakistan. [2]
He was serving as associate pastor of Precious Blood Church in Toronto, Canada, when he was recalled to serve the Church in Pakistan.[1] On 24 Apr 2001 he was appointed Archbishop of Lahore by Pope John Paul II. He took as his motto Heralds of Hope.[3]
On 16 January 2010, Archbishop Saldanha celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a priest, of serving his church for 50 years.[4]
On 7 April 2011 Archbishop Saldanha retired as Archbishop of Lahore.[5]
Saldanha also served as the first executive secretary of Caritas Pakistan from 1966–73, chairman of Radio Veritas Asia, and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences.[6]
External links
- "Archdiocese of Lahore". Catholic Hierarchy. 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
- Daily Times, January 23, 2006
- Archdiocese of Lahore
- Agenzia Fides 14/05/2004
- BBC News, 2 November 2006
References
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- Christian clergy from Mangalore
- Catholic Church in Pakistan
- Pakistani Roman Catholic priests
- Living people
- Pakistani people of Mangalorean descent
- Pakistani Roman Catholic bishops
- 1936 births
- St. Anthony's High School, Lahore alumni
- Asian religious biography stubs
- Pakistani people stubs
- Roman Catholic archbishop stubs