John Joseph (bishop)

John Joseph (bishop)

John Joseph (15 November 19326 May 1998) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad from 1984–1998.

John Joseph was born in Khushpur, Pakistan. [cite book |title = Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph| author = Linda Walbridge
date = 2003
publisher = RoutledgeCurzon
volume = 1 edition
] He received his religious education at the Christ the King Seminary in Karachi and was ordained in Faisalabad on 18 January 1960. After completing a doctorate he went on to serve on the faculty of the Christ the King Seminary. On 24 October 1980 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Faisalabad and ordained Bishop on 9 January 1981. On 9 January 1984 he became Bishop of Faisalabad. He died on 6 May 1998. [cite web |title = Blasphemy Law in Pakistan | url=http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/blasphem.htm]

External links

[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjosephj.html Bishop John Joseph]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Joseph Paul — (August 17, 1918 ndash; March 5, 2006) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Bishop Paul was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1935. In 1939, he graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. John Joseph Paul was… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Hogan — Bishop John Joseph Hogan was a Catholic priest and missionary in Missouri in the American Civil War era. He was the first Bishop of the Dioceses of Saint Joseph, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri.HistoryBishop Hogan was born in Bruff, County… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Hornyold —     John Joseph Hornyold     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Joseph Hornyold     A titular Bishop of Phiomelia, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, England; born 19 February, 1706; died at Longbirch, Staffordshire, 26 December, 1778. He was… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • John Joseph Hornyold — (born 19 February1706; died at Longbirch, Staffordshire, 26 December 1778) was an English Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, England, and titular Bishop of Phiomelia.LifeHe was descended from two ancient Catholic families,… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph — is a name shared by the following individuals:* John Joseph (academic) (born 1923), United States educator and Middle East historian; taught at Franklin Marshall College (1961 ndash;88) * John Joseph (rock singer) (born 1962), United States… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph O'Connor (Bishop of Newark) — John Joseph O Connor was the fourth Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Newark, New Jersey. He was born in Newark on 11 June 1855. He entered the seminary at a young age and studied at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. After completing… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Lynch — C.M. (6 February 1816 ndash; 12 May 1888) was the Bishop of Toronto from 1860 to 1870 and the last Bishop as the diocese and the first Archbishop of Toronto (1870 1888).Early yearsBorn in Co. Monaghan in Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, son of… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Kain — (May 31, 1841 October 13, 1903) was a Roman Catholic priest who would eventually become Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, and the first native born American to hold that office.BiographyHe was born in Martinsburg, West… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Keane — (September 22, 1839 ndash; June 22, 1918) was an American Roman Catholic archbishop, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland. His family emigrated to America when he was seven years old. He was educated at Saint Charles s College, Ellicott… …   Wikipedia

  • John Joseph Boardman — was Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York and Titular Bishop of Gunela.He was born on November 7 1893 in Brooklyn and ordained a parish priest on May 21 1921, aged 27. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Thomas Molloy.On March 28… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”