Anjou Soares
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Anjou Soares was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1942. He graduated from Karachi University before entering the Christ the King seminary
. He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in 1969.
He was the director of the Catechetical Centre, Karachi
till 1992.
In 1989 he was elected chairperson of the South Asia Catholic Press Association.
He is also president of the Pakistan Catholic Press Association.
Father Anjou Soares was chosen on September 30, 1998, as administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad following the transfer of its former ordinary Bishop Joseph Coutts as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad
. In accordance with canon law, the diocesan priest consultors elected Father Soares to administer the diocese until Pope John Paul II
appointed a new ordinary for the diocese in the province of Sindh
.
He has been in Hyderabad diocese since 1992 and has been appointed to the bishop’s council twice, in 1994 and 1997.
In 1993 the Joty Educational and Cultural Centre for education and intereligious dialogue was established, which aims to build good relations with Muslims, marginalise all forms of integralism and violence and promote social harmony. It was initially opened in a small apartment in Hyderabad. In 2005 it has its own building with classrooms, a hall for prayer and meditation and a refectory. The Centre is directed by Fr. Anjou Soares.
He has been a member of the National Catechetical Commission for the past 25 years.
In 2008, he gave a keynote address entitled “Pakistan - Islam and Values for Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence “ at the Meeting of Asian Catholic Cultural Centres held from 29 April - 3 May, in Kathmandu, Nepal
.
Christ the King Seminary (Pakistan)
Christ the King Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Karachi. It is located adjacent to the Portiuncula Friary. In its early years most of the faculty were provided by the Franciscans....
. He was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in 1969.
He was the director of the Catechetical Centre, Karachi
Catechetical Centre, Karachi
The Catechetical Centre, Karachi is the organization responsible for catechesis in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in Pakistan.Fr. Anjou Soares was the director of Karachi's Catechetical Centre till 1992...
till 1992.
In 1989 he was elected chairperson of the South Asia Catholic Press Association.
He is also president of the Pakistan Catholic Press Association.
Father Anjou Soares was chosen on September 30, 1998, as administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad following the transfer of its former ordinary Bishop Joseph Coutts as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad
Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan.Erected in 1960, as the Diocese of Lyallpur, the diocese was created from the Diocese of Multan...
. In accordance with canon law, the diocesan priest consultors elected Father Soares to administer the diocese until Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
appointed a new ordinary for the diocese in the province of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
.
He has been in Hyderabad diocese since 1992 and has been appointed to the bishop’s council twice, in 1994 and 1997.
In 1993 the Joty Educational and Cultural Centre for education and intereligious dialogue was established, which aims to build good relations with Muslims, marginalise all forms of integralism and violence and promote social harmony. It was initially opened in a small apartment in Hyderabad. In 2005 it has its own building with classrooms, a hall for prayer and meditation and a refectory. The Centre is directed by Fr. Anjou Soares.
He has been a member of the National Catechetical Commission for the past 25 years.
In 2008, he gave a keynote address entitled “Pakistan - Islam and Values for Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence “ at the Meeting of Asian Catholic Cultural Centres held from 29 April - 3 May, in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.