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elevated the apostolic prefecture of Quetta to the rank of apostolic vicariate. He appointed Fr. Victor
Gnanapragasam as apostolic vicar of the new ecclesiastical circumscription and the titular bishop of Timida. On 21 April 2012, the first ordination of a Catholic priest in Baluchistan took place in
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have raised more than $ 45,000 to support the
Prefecture. In 2009, the council also donated two chalices. The Prefecture also runs a home for urgent social service to orphans, abandoned women, and poor families. There are 19 Catholic learning institutions and 14 social institutions (including
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Prefecture is also home to some innovative programs like computer classes for the youth. The St. Eugene Computer Center, in the compound of the Holy Rosary Church is run by Oblate Father Maqsood Nazeer, the parish priest.
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Council in Canada has conducted an annual fundraiser for the
Apostolic Prefecture, which is working to develop into a diocese. Over the years, the
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hospitals, aid centers for marginalized persons, etc.).
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