Derek Fernandes


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

(1954-05-14) May 14, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceKarwar, 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. [1]

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

Life[edit]

He was born in Sirsi on 14 May 1954

Priesthood[edit]

He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1979.

Episcopate[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ konkanicatholics (2007-04-22), Bishop-elect Msgr. Derek Fernandes, retrieved 2018-08-29
  2. ^ "Karwar: Bishop Derek Fernandes Inaugurates Diocesan Charismatic Retreat in Kumta". Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. ^ "Bishop Derek Fernandes [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  4. ^ "Msgr Duming Dias appointed bishop of diocese of Karwar". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ "Bishop Derek Fernandes - Bishop of Karwar Diocese Derek Fernandes - Ucanews". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  6. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Derek Fernandes [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  7. ^ "Bishop Derek Fernandes | Bishop of Karwar Diocese Derek Fernandes | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-08-29.