Sebastian Francis Shah

Sebastian Francis Shah (2016)

Sebastian Francis Shah OFM (born November 14, 1957 in Padri-Jo-Goth , Pakistan ) is Archbishop of Lahore .

Life

Sebastian Francis Shah entered the religious order of the Franciscans and received on 6 December 1991, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On February 14, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . the titular bishop of Tinum and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Lahore . The Archbishop of Lahore, Lawrence John Saldanha , ordained him episcopal on April 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Faisalabad , Joseph Coutts , and the Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan , Max John Rodrigues .

On November 14, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Lahore, after he had previously administered the Archdiocese as Apostolic Administrator during the Sedis vacancy .

On July 8, 2019, the Pope appointed him a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life for five years .

Web links

Entry for Sebastian Francis Shah on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Lawrence John Saldanha	Archbishop of Lahore since 2013	---

personal data
SURNAME	Shah, Sebastian Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Shah, Sebastian Francis OFM
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pakistani religious, Archbishop of Lahore
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Padri-Jo-Goth , Pakistan

[1] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).