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Father James Channan

Father James Channan, URI-Pakistan Regional Coordinator, is a Catholic Priest and Director of the Peace Center of the Dominican Order in Pakistan. As an interfaith and Catholic leader, Fr. Channan has been regularly consulted on religious issues by Pakistan’s government and lectures on interfaith peacebuilding around the world. He is the author of Christian Muslim Dialogue in Pakistan and receives extensive media coverage for his work. Father Channan holds a Licentiate Degree from the Pontifical Institute for Islamic Studies and Arabic language in Rome and a Masters Degree in Counseling from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. Father Channan served as Consultor for the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue under Pope John Paul II from 1985 until 1995, and as Consultor to the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims from 1999 to 2004. He also served for 17 years as Executive Secretary of the Catholic Bishops National Commission for Christian Muslim Dialogue. Father Channan is a founding member of URI-Pakistan and organized URI’s 1,500-mile “Journey for Peace” from Karachi to Khyber in 2000. He has served as URI’s regional coordinator in the country since 2002.