Evarist Pinto
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Evarist Pinto (born 31 December 1933 in Goa, Portuguese India) is the former archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
Education
He was educated at St. Thomas High School, Goa, India.
Career
Father Pinto taught Sacred Scripture at Christ the King Seminary and from 1987 to 1993
He obtained a doctorate in biblical
On 30 April 2006 the Archdiocese attended the first-ever Catholic film screened in Pakistan. It was presented as "a historical moment" to the 450 guests at the premier of Muhjza [Miracle], held in St Paul's Parish, Azam Basti.[8]
In April 2008 Pinto performed the groundbreaking on the 2,044 square meter site of the new St. Pius X Minor Seminary.[9]
The 12th General Ordinary Assembly of the
In July 2011, Pinto attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the new St. John Marie Vianney Church in St Paul's Parish, Azam Basti. The Archdiocese plans to construct five new Churches in 2011.[11]
On 25 January 2012, Archbishop Pinto resigned after reaching the age of 75. Pope
Post-retirement
After retirement Pinto spends much of his time writing books on Catholicism. He is the author of 31 books in English and many of these have been translated into Urdu.[2]
References
- ^ UCANews February 8, 2018
- ^ La Croix International. Bayard. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Karachi". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- UCA News. 7 July 2010. Archived from the originalon 9 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "UCANews.com January 20, 1988".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KARACHI: New archbishop of Karachi". Dawn. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- UCANews. 27 April 2000. Archived from the originalon 12 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan screens first-ever Catholic film; plans made to realize Catholic TV, radio". Catholic News Agency. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- UCANews.com. 18 April 2008. Archived from the originalon 21 December 2013.
- Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan. 31 January 2009. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- UCANews. Archived from the originalon 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- UCANews. 25 January 2012. Archived from the originalon 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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