Derek Fernandes | |
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Bishop of Belgaum | |
Archdiocese | Bangalore |
Diocese | Belgaum |
Appointed | 01 May 2019 |
Predecessor | Peter Machado |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 May 1979 |
Consecration | 20 April 2007 |
Personal details | |
Born | Derek Fernandes 14 May 1954 |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Karwar, Karnataka |
Motto | MITTITE 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.
His additional responsibility as Apostolic Administrator of Karwar was completed after Duming Dias was appointed as Bishop of Karwar by Pope Francis. [4]
He was born in Sirsi on 14 May 1954
He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1979.
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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