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Today · 28 OctEventha· sasa
Oblate bishop
Bishop & Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
Province necrology · Register no. 542
From the Province register of Oblates who served in Ceylon and Jaffna. Dates are written day, month, year.
Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., born in Passaiyoor, Jaffna, represents the global missionary spirit of the Sri Lankan Oblates. After serving in Sri Lanka, he volunteered for foreign missions in Pakistan in 1989. In 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him the first Apostolic Prefect of Quetta, Balochistan, and in 2010 he was consecrated Bishop as the first Vicar Apostolic of Quetta. In a challenging mission field, Bishop Victor built schools, hostel facilities for needy students, and promoted inter-faith dialogue between Christians and Muslims until his heavenly birth in Quetta in December 2020.
In memoriam
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., born in Passaiyoor, Jaffna, represents the global missionary spirit of the Sri Lankan Oblates.
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