The Right Reverend John Joseph | |
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Bishop of Faisalabad | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Faisalabad |
In office | 1984–1998 |
Predecessor | Paolo Vieri Andreotti |
Successor | Joseph Coutts |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Faisalabad (1981-1984) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 January 1960 |
Consecration | 9 January 1981 by Joseph Cordeiro |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 6 May 1998 | (aged 65)
John Joseph (15 November 1932 – 6 May 1998) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Faisalabad from 1984 to 1998 and is best known for committing suicide to protest the cruel treatment of Christians in Pakistan.