Patras Yusaf was the Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan
The Diocese of Multan (Lat: ''Dioecesis Multanensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Pakistan.
The diocese is located in the southern Punjab in a central part of Pakistan. The total population of the diocese is ab ...
from 1984 until his death in 1998.
Yusaf was born in Francisabad, Pakistan on 29 July 1936. He received his religious training at the
Christ the King Seminary (Pakistan)
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 ...
and was ordained a priest on 29 December 1965.
He was appointed as vicar general of Faisalabad diocese in 1970. He obtained a degree in moral theology in Rome in 1976, after which he taught at Christ the King Seminary in Karachi. He also wrote a book in the Urdu language on the Christian family. He served as the fourth national director of
Caritas Pakistan from 1986 to 1998.
On 19 Dec 1981
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Multan. He was Ordained Bishop on 19 February 1982. He was appointed Bishop of Multan on 20 October 1984.
In 1989 he also served on the Muslim Christian Dialogue and Major Seminary commissions of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan
The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) serves as the assembly of catholic bishops in Pakistan. Its primary objectives are to facilitate coordinated discussions on issues affecting the Church and to formulate common policies and actions ...
.
On December 28, 1990, he celebrated the silver jubilee of his priestly ordination, with Mass at the
Holy Redeemer Cathedral
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in Multan
In 1998, Bishop Patras became ill with diabetes and high blood pressure. Pope John Paul II appointed Father Raymond Saeed apostolic administrator for the Diocese.
Bishop Patras died on 29 December 1998.
[ His funeral service on January 13, 1998, was led by Bishop ]Joseph Coutts
Joseph Coutts (born 21 July 1945) is a Pakistani prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Karachi from 2012 to 2021. He served as Bishop of Faisalabad from 1998 to 2012.
Pope Francis made Coutts a cardinal on 28 June 20 ...
of Faisalabad in Yusaf's native village of Francisabad. He was buried in the compound of Multan's Holy Redeemer Cathedral.[
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Pakistan
1936 births
1998 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of Multan
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