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Sebastian Francis Shaw

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Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M., is a member of the Order of Friars Minor and archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan. Having studied at Christ the King Seminary in Karachi, Shaw was ordained a priest in Lahore in 1991. He served as rector of the Juniorate and Postulancy of Darul Naim in Lahore from 1991 until 1995, taught at St. Mary's Minor Seminary in Lahore, and served as provincial of the Order of Friars Minor in Pakistan. A member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Archbishop Shaw was appointed auxiliary bishop of Lahore in February 2009, was consecrated as bishop in April 2009, and was made archbishop of Lahore by Pope Francis in November 2013.
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