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Rev. Fr. Reuben Iqbal Fr. Reuben Iqbal was born on 14th February 1971 in Gujranwala, Pakistan. He got his early education from Government S.A. Middle School, Chak No.133/16-L Amrit Nagar (Middle Standard 1985), and Government Model High School (SSC 1987), Mian Channu, Punjab-Pakistan. He went to Government Degree College, Mian Channu for Higher Secondary School Certificate (Intermediate 1989). In 1990, responding to his vocation he joined the Diocesan Minor Seminary. He got his basic formation and education from St. Mary's Seminary and studied Philosophy at Christ The Kind Seminary and St. Francis Xavier's Seminary. He completed his Theology from Notre Dame Institute, Australia. He was ordained as a Deacon on 18th of November 2012 by Rt. Rev. Brian Iverach, the Lord Bishop of Australia, with the recommendation of the then Archdeacon Rev. Fr. Mushtaq Andrew our present Bishop and was ordained to the Holy Priesthood on June 30th 2015 by laying on hand by Bishop Mushtaq Andrew, Bishop of Lahore Diocese, Anglican Catholic Church, Pakistan. Fr. Reuben has been serving as a Parish In-Charge at St. Peter's Anglican Catholic Chapel since 2012 and as a Parish Priest since June 30, 2015. He is the founder of this Parish. He is also serving as a Diocesan Secretary of the Anglican Catholic Diocese of Lahore, Pakistan. Fr. Reuben Iqbal is a writer, translator and creative thinker struggling to sow the seeds of Traditional Anglican Catholic Faith in Pakistan with the following keypoints: ■We Hold an Unchanging Faith in a Changing World ■We are Continuing Anglicans and Traditional Catholics ■We believe in First Seven Ecumenical Councils to be sufficient ■We practice Orthodox Liturgy