Vatican City, 16 December 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Samson Shukardin, O.F.M., as bishop
of Hyderabad (area 137,386, population 22,309,840, Catholics 47,242,
priests 30, religious 89), Pakistan. The bishop-elect was born in
Hyderabad, Pakistan in 1961, gave his solemn vows in 1991 and was
ordained a priest in 1993. He holds a diploma in theology from the
National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi and a licentiate
in civil law from the Sindh Law College, and has served in a number
of pastoral roles, including parish vicar in Gujrat, procurator of
the Franciscan province, and custodian of the Franciscan Order and
president of the Conference of Major Superiors in Pakistan. He is
currently parish priest of the “St. Elizabeth” parish in
Hyderabad, diocesan director of the Commission of Justice and Peace,
and vicar general of the diocese of Hyderabad. He succeeds Bishop Max
John Rodrigues, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese upon reaching the age limit was accepted by the Holy Father.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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