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"Stephen Raymond" was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father was Judge Edward Raymond. His siblings included Archbishop Leonard Raymond of Nagpur and Judge Herman Raymond of the Sindh High Court. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training at the Papal Seminary, Kandy, Sri Lanka and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. In 1944 Raymond was appointed Assistant Parish Priest of St. Lawrence’s Church, Karachi/St. Lawrence’s Parish.

He later studied at Oxford University from where he received a Master of Arts degree. He also received a Master of Education degree from the University of Washington, USA.

He became the first Pakistani principal of his alma mater in 1950. The era of Fr. Raymond as principal from 1950 to 1974 is referred by old students as the 'golden era' of St. Patrick's. Fr. Raymond is credited with starting the Cambridge Building (1950), St. Patrick's College (1952), the Teachers' Training College (1969), the first School Auditorium (1972). The school also celebrated its Centenary in 1962 under his stewardship, with the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)/Mohammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Guest.