Anthony Theodore Lobo

Who was Anthony Theodore Lobo?

Anthony Theodore Felix Lobo was a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. On June 8, 1982 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi by Pope John Paul II. On 28 May 1993 he became Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi.

Lobo was born in Karachi, Pakistan on July 4, 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 January 8, 1961. He also has degrees from the University of Karachi, Harvard and Paris.

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. 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 President's "Pride of Performance " Award in 1990.

In Order to bring change to the Pakistani education system, he sought assistance from Australia to create the Notre Dame Institute of Education in Karachi in 1991.