Sebastian Francis Shah
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
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 |
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Lawrence John Saldanha |
Archbishop of Lahore since 2013 |
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personal data | |
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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 |