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 Bishop Paul Hinder, Vicar Apostolic of Arabia was born in Lanterswil-Stehrenberg, Switzerland, on April 22, 1942. He professed as Franciscan Capuchin on Sept 18, 1966 and was ordained priest on July 4, 1967. On Dec 20, 2003, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Arabia and was ordained Bishop on Jan 30, 2004. He was later appointed Vicar Apostolic of Arabia on March 21, 2005. It is in this capacity that he now shepherds the Diocese of Arabia. » more |
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Fr. Eugene Mattioli was born on May 30, 1931 in Florence, Italy. He joined the Capuchin order and was ordained on March 16, 1957. Later, he spent some time in England studying and came to serve in the Vicariate of Arabia. With his coming to Jebel Ali, he has served all the parishes of the Vicariate. He served the Capuchin order and the Vicariate in various capacities such as Regional Superior and Vicar General. |
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Fr. Johnson K. Joseph was born on 27 January 1963 in a tiny village named Thudanganad in Kerala, India. He joined the Capuchins and made final his commitment on May 15, 1983; and was ordained on January 4, 1990. Before coming to Jebel Ali on January 16, 2005, he served in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. |
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Fr. Vincent Wijesurya was born on 28 September 1966 in Dankotuwa, and his hometown is Pannala in the Kurunegala District in Sri Lanka. After his university studies, had his priestly formation at the National Seminary Kandy, and got ordained on 21 December 1993. He served the Diocese of Kandy in various capacities, and the last parish he served was Nuwara Eliya. He came to U.A.E. on 8 October 2007, and is taking care of the spiritual needs of the faithful from Sri Lanka within Vicariate, while helping other communities in their spiritual needs. |
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Fr. Peter Kadamankod is a Catholic priest, member of the Order of the Imitation of Christ (OIC), in the Syro-Malankar Church of the Antiochean liturgical tradition. Born on 17 October 1947 and ordained to the priesthood in 1975, he is presently serving as Chaplain to the Malankara Catholics in the United Arab Emirates in the Vicarate of Arabia, and helps out at St. Francis of Assisi parish in the priestly ministry. |
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