Evarist Pinto
 |
His Grace Evarist Pinto | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Karachi |
| In office | 2004 – 2012 |
| Predecessor | Simeon Anthony Pereira |
| Successor | Joseph Coutts |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Karachi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 January 1968 by Joseph Cordeiro |
| Consecration | 25 April 2000 by Alessandro D´Errico |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1933 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Evarist Pinto (born 31 December 1933 in Goa, Portuguese India) is the former archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
Education
[edit]He was educated at St. Thomas High School, Goa, India.[2] In 1960 he started studying for priesthood at the St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Quetta. He continued his religious training at the Christ the King Seminary in Karachi, where he was ordained a priest on 6 January 1968.[3] He is fluent in 10 languages including English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Italian, German, French and Konkani.[4]
Career
[edit]Father Pinto taught Sacred Scripture at Christ the King Seminary and from 1987 to 1993[2] was pastor of St. Lawrence’s Church, Karachi.[5]
He obtained a doctorate in biblical theology at the Urbanian University, Rome, and a master's degree in sacred scripture at the "Biblicum". On 17 February 2000 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi by Pope John Paul II. He became Archbishop of Karachi on 5 January 2004 on the retirement of the incumbent Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira. The seat of the Archdiocese of Karachi is at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi.[6] He selected as his motto "Preach the Good News to the Poor".[7]
On 30 April 2006 the Archdiocese attended the first-ever Catholic film screened in Pakistan. It was presented as "a historical moment" to the 450 guests at the premier of Muhjza [Miracle], held in St Paul's Parish, Azam Basti.[8]
In April 2008 Pinto performed the groundbreaking on the 2,044 square meter site of the new St. Pius X Minor Seminary.[9]
The 12th General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place in Rome from 5–26 October 2008. Archbishop Pinto represented the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan at the Synod.[10]
In July 2011, Pinto attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the new St. John Marie Vianney Church in St Paul's Parish, Azam Basti. The Archdiocese plans to construct five new Churches in 2011.[11]
On 25 January 2012, Archbishop Pinto resigned after reaching the age of 75. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad as his replacement.[12]
Post-retirement
[edit]After retirement Pinto spends much of his time writing books on Catholicism. He is the author of 31 books in English and many of these have been translated into Urdu.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ UCANews February 8, 2018
- ^ a b c Gulzar, Ayyaz (30 January 2018). "A dedicated priest in any language". La Croix International. Bayard. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Karachi". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Karachi". UCA News. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "UCANews.com January 20, 1988".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KARACHI: New archbishop of Karachi". Dawn. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Karachi's new auxiliary Bishop aims to preach good news to the poor". UCANews. 27 April 2000. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan screens first-ever Catholic film; plans made to realize Catholic TV, radio". Catholic News Agency. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Growing Vocations Boost Plan to Switch Minor Seminary". UCANews.com. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Synod". Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan. 31 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Gulzar, Ayyaz (27 July 2011). "More churches accommodate faithful". UCANews. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Pope names new archbishop of Karachi". UCANews. 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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