Lawrence Saldanha

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Lawrence John Saldanha was born in Mangalore, India on 12 Jun 1936. He received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan on 16 Jan 1960. For many years he served as the Rector of the Christ the King seminary. On 24 Apr 2001 he was appointed Archbishop of Lahore by Pope John Paul II. He is the Leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan.

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• Archdiocese of Lahore. Catholic Hierarchy (2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-22.

• Daily Times, January 23, 2006

• Archdiocese of Lahore

• Agenzia Fides 14/05/2004

• BBC News, 2 November 2006

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