Anthony Theodore Lobo is a Pakistani Roman Catholic

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 bishop

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. He was born in Karachi

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, Pakistan on July 4, 1937 to parents of Goa

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n origin. He received his early education at Saint Patrick's High School and religious training at the Christ the King seminary

Christ the King Seminary

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 in Karachi, and was ordained a priest

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 in Karachi on January 8, 1961. He also has degrees from the University of Karachi

University of Karachi

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, Harvard and Paris. On June 8, 1982 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi by Pope John Paul II

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. On 28 May 1993 he became Bishop of Islamabad

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–Rawalpindi

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Bishop Lobo has made important contributions to education in the country. He has been the Principal of St. Lawrence's Boys School

St. Lawrence's Boys School

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, Karachi and later Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi

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. In November 1986 he founded St. Michael's Convent School. He is the author of many books on education. In recognition of his services to the cause of literature and education, the President of Pakistan conferred on him the President's "Pride of Performance " Award in 1990.

In Order to bring change to the Pakistani education system, he sought assistance from Australia to create the Notre Dame Institute of Education

Notre Dame Institute of Education

The Notre Dame Institute of Education in Karachi, is a teacher education facility in Pakistan.-History:NDIE opened in 1991 with 17 students in the Bachelor of Education programme. Average annual enrolments in the Bachelor of Education course are 55, with 30 in the Masters of Education...

 in Karachi in 1991.

Bishop Lobo has also served in the following positions:

• Chairman, Education Commission of Pakistan.
• Secretary General, Catholic Bishop Conference Of Pakistan.
• Chairman, Office of Education, Federation Of Asian Bishop's Conference.
• Member of Senate, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur.
• Member of Senate, Sindh University, Jamshoro
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• Member of the board for Oasis magazine, Cairo, Egypt. The magazine focuses on the need for interreligious dialogue and peace.

On February 18, 2010, Bishop Lobo resigned as Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi due to ill health and was automatically succeeded by Bishop Rufin Anthony

Rufin Anthony

Rufin Anthony is a Pakistani Roman Catholic Bishop. He completed his primary and secondary school in Khushpur. He received his religious training at the St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Quetta and the Christ the King Major Seminary, Karachi and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of...

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