Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference
The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) serves as the assembly of catholic bishops in Pakistan. Its primary objectives are to facilitate coordinated discussions on issues affecting the Church and to formulate common policies and actions that support the Church's mission in the country.
On 18 April 1990, the PCBC made the decision to establish a new seminary for philosophical studies in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore, recognising the need for an additional institution beyond the Christ the King Seminary in Karachi, which was previously the only major seminary in Pakistan.[1] In 1997, the PCBC further expanded its efforts by approving the establishment of the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi to provide theological education in line with the renewal inspired by the Second Vatican Council.
Presidents
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo, 1989–2010
Bishop Rufin Anthony, 2010-2015
Commissions
[edit | edit source]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
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