Most Reverend Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto | |
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Bishop of Sindhudurg | |
Archdiocese | Goa and Daman |
Diocese | Sindhudurg |
Appointed | 5 July 2005 |
Successor | Incumbent |
Other post(s) | Chairman Youth Commission in Western Regions Bishops Conference |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 October 1979 by Bishop Valerian D’Souza |
Consecration | 5 Oct 2005 by Pedro López Quintana |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Bishop's House, Kankavli District Sindhudurg - 416 602 Maharastra, India |
Previous post(s) | Dean of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona |
Motto | GROW INTO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST |
Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto (born 22 December 1952) is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg. [1] [2] [3]
Barreto was ordained a Catholic priest on 13 October 1979 by Bishop Valerian D’Souza.[ citation needed ]
He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg on 5 July 2005 and ordained on 5 Oct 2005 by Pedro López Quintana. [5] Before becoming a bishop he has served as the dean in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona. He chairs the Youth Commission in Western Regions Bishops Conference. [6] [7]
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