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]
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
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]
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evarist, pinto, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, poten. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Evarist Pinto news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Evarist Pinto born 31 December 1933 in Goa Portuguese India is the former archbishop of Karachi Pakistan 1 His GraceEvarist PintoArchbishop Emeritus of KarachiChurchRoman Catholic ChurchSeeKarachiIn office2004 2012PredecessorSimeon Anthony PereiraSuccessorJoseph CouttsOrdersOrdination6 January 1968by Joseph CordeiroConsecration25 April 2000by Alessandro D ErricoRankArchbishopPersonal detailsBorn 1933 12 31 31 December 1933 age 89 Goa Portuguese IndiaNationalityPakistaniPrevious post s Archbishop of Karachi Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Post retirement 4 References 5 External linksEducation EditHe 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 EditFather 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 EditAfter 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 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Evarist Pinto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evarist Pinto amp oldid 1130733521, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
