The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan (CBCP) is the episcopal conference

Episcopal Conference

In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...

 of the Catholic bishops of Pakistan. Its objectives are to facilitate coordinated study and discussion of issues affecting the Church, and adoption of a common policy and effective action in all matters concerning the Church in Pakistan.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Pakistan decided on 18 April 1990 to build this new seminary for philosophical studies in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore is an archdiocese in Punjab, Pakistan.-History:It was founded as a diocese on 1 September 1886, having previously been the Vicariate of Punjab. On 23 April 1994 the diocese was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese. Fr...

. Prior to this the Christ the King Seminary

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....

 in Karachi was the only major seminary in the country.

In 1997 the CBCP approved a National Catholic Institute of Theology

National Catholic Institute of Theology

The National Catholic Institute of Theology was established in Karachi, Pakistan in September 1997. It offers academic courses leading to a diploma in theology, as well as programs for laypeople and Religious involved in Church ministries...

 to be set up in Karachi to provide theological formation in the spirit of renewal desired by the Second Vatican Council

Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...

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Presidents

Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro

Joseph Cordeiro

Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro was the first Pakistani cardinal.-Education:He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi, the University of Bombay and Oxford University...

, 1958-1971 and 1973-1994

Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. , 1971 – 1973

Archbishop Armando Trindade

Armando Trindade

Armando Trindade † was born in Karachi, British India on 25 October 1927. He studied at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training at the Papal Seminary, Kandy, Sri Lanka and was ordained a priest on 6 May 1950....

, 1994-2000

Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira

Simeon Anthony Pereira

Simeon Anthony Pereira was a former Archbishop of Karachi.He received his religious training at the Papal Seminary, Kandy, Sri Lanka and was ordained a priest on 24 August 1951...

, 2000-2002

Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha

Lawrence Saldanha

Lawrence John Saldanha was born in Mangalore, India on 25 October 1936. He received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan on 16 January 1960....

, 2002-2011

Bishop Joseph Coutts, 2011-

Commissions

National Commission for Justice and Peace

National Commission for Justice and Peace

The National Commission for Justice and Peace was formed in 1985 by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan. It provides services in the field of human rights advocacy. It has six regional offices in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Hyderabad and Quetta, and a head office in...

Major Seminary

Muslim Christian Dialogue

Catechetics and Biblical Apostolate

Liaison with Charismatics

Ongoing Formation of Clergy

Revision of Urdu Catholic Bibles