Anthony Fernandes
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Anthony Fernandes | |
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| Bishop of Bareilly | |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Bareilly |
| Appointed | 19 January 1989 |
| Installed | 29 March 1989 |
| Predecessor | N.A. |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 December 1964 |
| Consecration | 29 March 1989 by Archbishop Cecil D'sa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1936 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Anthony Fernandes | |
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| Reference style | His Lordship |
| Spoken style | Your Lordship |
Anthony Fernandes (born 6 July 1936 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India[citation needed]) is the first Bishop of the Diocese of Bareilly, within the Catholic Church in India. Fernandes became bishop on 19 January 1989, the same day the diocese was established.
To create the diocese, Pope John Paul II promulgated the bull "Indorum Inter Gentes";[citation needed] it was created by transferring six districts in Uttar Pradesh out of the Diocese of Lucknow: Bareilly, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Shahjahanpur and Pilbhit. The church of St. Alphonsus (Alphonsus Maria de Liguori) became the cathedral for the new diocese. The Diocese was made a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Agra.
The Pope appointed Fernandes, who at the time was Vicar General of the Diocese of Varanasi, as the Bishop-elect of the newly erected Diocese, by promulgating the Bull "Eodem Animi Pastoralis".[1]
References
- ^ "Diocese of Bareilly". Diocese of Bareilly. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
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