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Lawrence John Saldanha (born 25 October 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. He served in different parishes in Lahore. He served from 1971-74 as editor of the Catholic Naqib, the Archdiocese’s Urdu bimonthly.〔 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. He was serving as associate pastor of Precious Blood Church in Toronto, Canada, when he was recalled to serve the Church in Pakistan.〔 On 24 Apr 2001 he was appointed Archbishop of Lahore by Pope John Paul II. He took as his motto ''Heralds of Hope''.〔( Catholic Insight Magazine October 1, 2013 )〕 On 16 January 2010, Archbishop Saldanha celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a priest, of serving his church for 50 years.〔(AD 2000 March 2010 )〕 On 7 April 2011 Archbishop Saldanha retired as Archbishop of Lahore.〔(Vatican Radio 7/04/2011 )〕 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.〔(UCANews June 13, 2011 )〕 ==External links== * *(Daily Times, January 23, 2006 ) *(Archdiocese of Lahore ) *(Agenzia Fides 14/05/2004 ) *(BBC News, 2 November 2006 ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lawrence Saldanha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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