Anthony Theodore Lobo

{{Short description|Founder of SMCS}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{more citations needed|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Bishop | honorific_prefix = His Grace | name = Anthony Theodore Felix Lobo<br/>انتھونی تھوڈور فیلکس لوبو | title = Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (Emeritus) | image = Anthony Theodore Lobo.jpg | alt = | caption = Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo | church = Roman Catholic | archdiocese = | diocese = | see = Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi | term = 1993–2010 | predecessor = Simeon Anthony Pereira | successor = Rufin Anthony  | ordination = 8 January 1961 | ordinated_by = | consecration = | consecrated_by = | rank =  | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1937|7|4}} | birth_place = Karachi, Sind Province, British India | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|02|18|1937|07|04}}

| death_place = Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan

| previous_post = Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi }}

'''Anthony Theodore Felix Lobo''' (4 July 1937 – 18 February 2013) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. On 8 June 1982 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi by Pope John Paul II. On 28 May 1993 he became Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi.<ref name=cat>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bloboat.html Catholic Hierarchy]</ref>

==Biography== Lobo was born in Karachi, British India (now Pakistan) on 4 July 1937, to Joseph and Ermina Lobo, Catholics of Goan origin. He received his early education at Saint Patrick's High School and his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi, and was ordained a priest in Karachi on 8 January 1961.<ref name=cat/> He also has degrees from the University of Karachi, Harvard and Paris.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}

Bishop Lobo made important contributions to education in the country. He was Principal of St. Lawrence's Boys School, Karachi and later of Saint Patrick's High School, Karachi. In November 1986 he founded St. Michael's Convent School.<ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/article/31094/a-curious-muslim-boys-love-for-christmas-in-karachi ''Tribune'' 24 December 2015]</ref> He was 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 Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1990.<ref>[https://nation.com.pk/25-Oct-2014/karachi-s-forgotten-communities ''Nation'' 25 October 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrontierpost.com/news/18375/ The Frontier Post 18 February 2013]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In his efforts to bring improvements in the Pakistani education system, he sought assistance from Australia to create the Notre Dame Institute of Education in Karachi in 1991.<ref> [http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/community_engagement/institute_for_advancing_community_engagement/beyond_borders/pakistan_-_seeking_hope/ Australian Catholic University Accessed 7 November 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021052027/http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/community_engagement/institute_for_advancing_community_engagement/beyond_borders/pakistan_-_seeking_hope/ |date=21 October 2009 }}</ref>

Bishop Lobo 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. *Member of the board for Oasis magazine, Cairo, Egypt. The magazine focuses on the need for interreligious dialogue and peace.<ref>{{cite web |title = Faith sustains Pakistani Catholics, says visiting bishop| url= http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=3076}}</ref> *Spiritual Director of the St. Vincent's Home for the Aged, Karachi. On 18 February 2010, Bishop Lobo resigned as Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi due to ill health and was automatically succeeded by Bishop Rufin Anthony.<ref name=cat/>

Bishop Lobo died on the morning of 18 February 2013 at Rawalpindi-Islamabad. He was buried in the compound of St. Joseph's Cathedral, Rawalpindi. <ref name=cat/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/509356/obituary-bishop-anthony-passes-away/|title=Obituary: Bishop Anthony passes away|work=The Express Tribune|date=19 February 2013|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref> The Express Tribune asked Yolande Henderson, a former headmistress of St Patrick's to write a tribute to the late Bishop Lobo.<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/519864/bishop-anthony-lobo-was-a-gentleman-of-the-highest-order-both-humane-and-fearless/ The Express Tribune 13 March 2013]</ref>

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