Robert D’Silva
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Robert D'Silva was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He attended St Patrick's High School, Karachi where he was a classmate of BJP President L.K. Advani. He studied theology in Shillong from 1934 and was ordained a priest in 1942.
Since then he has held many appointments including parish priest of St. Lawrence's Church and parish priest of St. Patrick’s Parish
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In 1985, D'Silva who was then the parish priest of St. Anthony's Church
, built and expanded the St. Anthony's Boys School to become a full fledged Matriculation school.
In 1994, he lobbied officials to seek permission to build an Old Priests Home on a Civil Lines plot of land owned by the Archdiocese. In 2000 the Old Priests Home was completed. A beautiful Chapel inside fulfilled the spiritual needs of the first residents, Frs. Robert D'Silva, Melito Dias and Joseph D'Mello.
From 1995 to 2001 D'Silva was the parish priest of Fatima Parish
.
The Father Robert D'Silva Golden Jubilee Invitation Inter-school cricket tournament was named in his honour in 2002 to celebrate 50 years of his priesthood.
D'Silva has led many pilgrimages to Goa
, as well as to the Marian shrine in Fátima, Portugal
.
In 2004, he led a group of 300 pilgrims to the Indian state of Goa for the decennial exposition of Saint Francis Xavier's relics in Old Goa. At the time he is once again the parish priest of St. Lawrence's Church in Karachi.
Since then he has held many appointments including parish priest of St. Lawrence's Church and parish priest of St. Patrick’s Parish
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, is situated on Shahrah-e-Iraq, formerly known as Clarke Street, located near the Empress Market in Karachi, Pakistan....
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In 1985, D'Silva who was then the parish priest of St. Anthony's Church
St. Anthony’s Parish (Karachi)
-History:The idea of St. Anthony’s Parish was first conceived in 1937. A plot of land with a large bungalow was acquired on McNeil Road.The largest room was converted into a small church, two rooms served as the presbetery while the two others would be a school. On February 13, 1937 a relic of St....
, built and expanded the St. Anthony's Boys School to become a full fledged Matriculation school.
In 1994, he lobbied officials to seek permission to build an Old Priests Home on a Civil Lines plot of land owned by the Archdiocese. In 2000 the Old Priests Home was completed. A beautiful Chapel inside fulfilled the spiritual needs of the first residents, Frs. Robert D'Silva, Melito Dias and Joseph D'Mello.
From 1995 to 2001 D'Silva was the parish priest of Fatima Parish
Our Lady of Fatima Church, Karachi
Our Lady of Fatima Church, Karachi is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. It was approved on 22 August 1953 when the Most Rev. Alcuin Van Miltenburg set the boundaries of the new parish. In May 1955 it became a chaplaincy under St. Patrick's Cathedral with resident priests...
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The Father Robert D'Silva Golden Jubilee Invitation Inter-school cricket tournament was named in his honour in 2002 to celebrate 50 years of his priesthood.
D'Silva has led many pilgrimages to Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
, as well as to the Marian shrine in Fátima, Portugal
Fátima, Portugal
Fátima is a city in Portugal famous for the Marian apparitions, recognized by the Catholic Church, that took place there in 1917. The town itself has a population of 7,756 and is located in the municipality of Ourém, in the Centro Region and Médio Tejo Subregion...
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In 2004, he led a group of 300 pilgrims to the Indian state of Goa for the decennial exposition of Saint Francis Xavier's relics in Old Goa. At the time he is once again the parish priest of St. Lawrence's Church in Karachi.