Rufin Anthony
| His Excellency Rufin Anthony | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi |
| In office | 2009 – |
| Predecessor | Anthony Theodore Lobo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 12, 1940 |
| Previous post | Rector, Christ the King Seminary (Pakistan) |
Rufin Anthony was born on February 12, 1940, in Khushpur, Pakistaniands a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop.
Early life
He completed his primary and secondary school in Khushpur and received his religious training at the St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Quetta and the Christ the King Major Seminary, Karachi. Anthony was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad on June 29, 1969. Additionally, he studied at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, where he obtained a Licentiate in Spirituality.[2]
Career
The former vicar general of the Faisalabad diocese, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi by Pope Benedict XVI on August 4, 2009.[3] The Bishop-elect had served as formator and spiritual director at St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Quetta and as a professor at the Major Seminary in Karachi. He had also served as national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies and later as rector of St. Thomas the Apostle Minor Seminary in Faisalabad and the major seminary in Karachi from April 23, 2004.[4] He again became vicar general of the Faisalabad diocese in 2005 and was parish priest of Khushpur until the announcement of his new appointment.[5]
Anthony's other appointments included Parish Priest in Chak, Okara (1974–1976), Vicar General of Faisalabad and Parish Priest of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul (1979–1990), Parish Priest of Khushpur (1990–1994), and Parish Priest of Chak (1994-1995).[6]
On September 21, 2009, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, apostolic nuncio to Pakistan, presided at the ordination of Bishop Anthony in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi. More than 1,500 people attended the event.[7]
On September 26, 2009, hundreds of people gathered in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Faisalabad, to greet Bishop Anthony, a native of Faisalabad. He took possession of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi on September 21, 2009.[8]
On Thursday, February 18, 2010, Bishop Anthony automatically succeeded Bishop Lobo as Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi upon the latter's resignation.
Bishop Anthony speaks Italian, English, Urdu and Punjabi.[9]
References
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
- ↑ "Bishop Rufin Anthony".
- ↑ "UCANews.com October 26, 2006".
- ↑ "Rev. Rufino Anthony appointed rector".
- ↑ "UCANews.com August 5, 2009".
- ↑ "Agenzia Fides August 4, 2009".
- ↑ "UCANews 23 September 2009".
- ↑ "AsiaNews.it 28 September 2009".
- ↑ "Bishop Rufin Anthony | Bishop of Islamabad- Rawalpindi Diocese Rufin Anthony | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.