Morris Jalal
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Morris Jalal is a Catholic priest working in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
in Pakistan
. He received his religious training through the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
and at the Christ the King Seminary (Pakistan)
and was ordained a priest on 14 September 1984.
Father Jalal was the parish priest of St. Francis Church, Lahore
in 1987.
Father Jalal became the parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Gulberg in 2002. The parish had about 2,200 Catholic families at the time.
On Sep 9, 2007 Father Jalal celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination at a Mass concelebrated with Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha
and Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Francis Shah
OFM.
He is the founder and executive director of Catholic TV, the country’s only Catholic television channel started in 2009.
A wave of dengue fever hit the Punjab in September 2011.The virus affected activities of Father Jalal, who with four of his crew members slowly recovered from the virus attack.
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...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He received his religious training through the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...
and at the Christ the King Seminary (Pakistan)
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....
and was ordained a priest on 14 September 1984.
Father Jalal was the parish priest of St. Francis Church, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
in 1987.
Father Jalal became the parish priest of St. Mary's Church, Gulberg in 2002. The parish had about 2,200 Catholic families at the time.
On Sep 9, 2007 Father Jalal celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination at a Mass concelebrated with 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....
and Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Francis Shah
Sebastian Francis Shah
Sebastian Francis Shah was born in Padri-Jo-Goth, Pakistan on 14 November 1957. He received his early education at Fatima High School and attended the Government Degree College. He received his religious training under the Order of Friars Minor and at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and...
OFM.
He is the founder and executive director of Catholic TV, the country’s only Catholic television channel started in 2009.
A wave of dengue fever hit the Punjab in September 2011.The virus affected activities of Father Jalal, who with four of his crew members slowly recovered from the virus attack.