Bonaventure Patrick Paul OFM† (26 March 1929,

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- 18 January 2007) was a former Bishop of

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Career

He received his early education at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training under the

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at the Portiuncula Friary in Karachi, and was ordained a priest in Karachi on 1 March 1954. In March 1961 Fr. Bonaventure was posted to St. Jude's Parish where he served until 1966. In 1967

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appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad. On 14 June 1971 he was consecrated Bishop. He resigned from the office of Bishop of Hyderabad in 1990. He then dedicated himself to education through speaking at events like a Basic Christian Formation Course organised by the Catechetical Centre, Karachi, and social justice issues. From 1998–2001 he was chairman of the Pakistan bishops' National Commission for Justice and Peace. Bishop Paul died on 18 January 2007.

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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Pakistan St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni 1929 births 2007 deaths Pakistani Friars Minor Roman Catholic bishops of Hyderabad in Pakistan {{Pakistan-reli-bio-stub