Lawrence Saldanha
| Lawrence John Saldanha | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
12 June 1936 Mangalore, India |
| Previous post | 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
- 1 2 3 "UCANews.com January 18, 2010".
- ↑ "UCANews.com May 14, 2001".
- ↑ Catholic Insight Magazine October 1, 2013
- ↑ AD 2000 March 2010
- ↑ Vatican Radio 7/04/2011
- ↑ UCANews June 13, 2011