Bishop John Joseph
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Joseph (15 November 1932 – 6 May 1998) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad from 1984–1998.
John Joseph was born in Khushpur, Pakistan. [1] 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. [2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Linda Walbridge (2003). Christians of Pakistan: The Passion of Bishop John Joseph 1 edition. RoutledgeCurzon.
- ^ Blasphemy Law in Pakistan.
