| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | His Grace |
| Bonaventure Patrick Paul OFM | |
| Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad (Emeritus) | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic |
| See: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad |
| Term: | 1967 - 1990 |
| Predecessor: | James Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M. † |
| Successor: | Joseph Coutts |
| Ordination: | 1 March 1954 |
| Consecration: | 14 Jun 1971 |
| Consecrated By: | Archbishop Joseph Cordeiro Bishop Francesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. Bishop Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan) |
| Previous Post: | Administrator, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad |
Bonaventure Patrick Paul OFM† (26 March 1929, Karachi - 18 January 2007) was a former Bishop of Hyderabad, Pakistan.[1]
He received his early education at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training under the Order of Friars Minor at the Portiuncula Friary in Karachi, and was ordained a priest in Karachi on 1 March 1954.
In March 1961 Fr. Bonaventure was posted to St. Jude's Parish where he served until 1966.[2]
In 1967 Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad. On 14 June 1971 he was consecrated Bishop.[3]
He resigned from the office of Bishop of Hyderabad in 1990. He then dedicated himself to education through speaking at events like a Basic Christian Formation Course organised by the Catechetical Centre, Karachi, and social justice issues.[4]
From 1998–2001 he was chairman of the Pakistan bishops' National Commission for Justice and Peace.[5]
Bishop Paul died on 18 January 2007.[6]