Derek Fernandes

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Derek Fernandes
Bishop of Belgaum
Archdiocese Bangalore
Diocese Belgaum
Appointed01 May 2019
PredecessorPeter Machado
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination5 May 1979
Consecration20 April 2007
Personal details
Born
Derek Fernandes

14 May 1954
Nationality Indian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Karwar, Karnataka
MottoMITTITE IN DEXTERAM NAVIGII RETE

Derek Fernandes [1] [2] is the 6th current serving Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum. [3] and was the Apostolic Administrator of Karwar.

Contents

His additional responsibility as Apostolic Administrator of Karwar was completed after Duming Dias was appointed as Bishop of Karwar by Pope Francis. [4]

Life

He was born in Sirsi on 14 May 1954

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1979.

Episcopate

On 24 February 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Fernandes Bishop of Karwar, and he was consecrated as a bishop on 20 April 2007. [5] [6] [7]

On 01 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him as the 6th Bishop of Belgaum.

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References

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