Lawrence Saldanha
Lawrence John Saldanha (born 12 June 1936) is a retired archbishop from Pakistan. He 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.
His Grace 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 |
| Alma mater | Christ the King Seminary, Karachi |
| Motto | Heralds of Hope |
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.[2]
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. [3]
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.[4]
On 16 January 2010, Archbishop Saldanha celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a priest, of serving his church for 50 years.[5]
On 7 April 2011 Archbishop Saldanha retired as Archbishop of Lahore.[6]
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.[7]
He returned to Canada after his retirement in 2011 and is helping persecuted Pakistani Christians in Canada.[8]
In 2016 Saldanha became a Canadian citizen.[9]
On January 16, 2020, he celebrated his 60th anniversary of his priestly ordination at Precious Blood Parish in Scarborough, Canada.[10]
External links
- "Archdiocese of Lahore". Catholic Hierarchy. 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
- Daily Times, 23 January 2006
- Archdiocese of Lahore
- Agenzia Fides 14/05/2004
- BBC News, 2 November 2006
References
- "UCANews.com January 18, 2010".
- UCANews May 13, 2001
- "UCANews.com May 14, 2001".
- McDermott, Terry (1 October 2013). "Interview with Pakistan Archbishop Emeritus Lawrence Saldanha". Catholic Insight. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- AD 2000 March 2010 Archived 15 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Vatican Radio 7/04/2011". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- UCANews 13 June 2011
- UCANews January 16, 2020
- Crux Jannuary 19, 2020
- Catholic Register January 25, 2020