Sebastian Francis Shaw (born 14 November 1957) is a Pakistani

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. He was born in Padri Jo Goth,

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, 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 The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...

and at the

Christ the King seminary The Christ the King Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Karachi, Pakistan; located in adjacent to the Portiuncula Friary. In its early years most of the faculty were provided by the Franciscans. It has been described ...

in Karachi and was ordained a priest in

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on 6 December 1991. Before joining the Franciscans he was a teacher. He was rector of the Juniorate and Postulancy of Dar ul Naim Seminary in Lahore from 1991 until 1995, taught at St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore, and has also been Provincial of the Order of Friars Minor in Pakistan. On 14 February 2009 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore by

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. Shaw holds a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counselling from

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in Manila. Shaw was consecrated as bishop at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, on 25 April 2009. The principal celebrant was the Archbishop of Lahore

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, who was assisted by

Max John Rodrigues Max John Rodrigues was born in Karachi, Pakistan (then British India), on 29 May 1938. He entered the seminary in 1957 and spent seven years of his priestly formation at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. Career He was ordained a prie ...

, Bishop of Hyderabad and

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, Bishop of Faisalabad. On 27 October 2013

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appointed Shaw as a member of the

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. On 14 November 2013, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Shaw as Archbishop of Lahore.Agenzia Fides 14 November 2013
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