Isidore Fernandes

Isidore Fernandes (born 2 January 1947) is an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Allahabad from 1988 until 2013.[2][3][4]

His Excellency The Most Reverend

Isidore Fernandes

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Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad
Bishop Isidore Fernandes
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Agra
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad
SeeAllahabad
Appointed5 May 1988
Installed4 August 1988
Term ended31 Jan 2013
PredecessorBaptist Mudartha
SuccessorRaphy Manjaly
Other post(s)Chairman, Proclamation Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops of India(2007-2011)[1]
Orders
Ordination29 October 1972
by Bishop William Gomes
Consecration4 August 1988
by Archbishop Cecil D'sa
RankBishop
Personal details
Born (1947-01-02) 2 January 1947
Kalathur (Mangalore), Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCasmir Fernandes(Father), Lucy Fernandes(Mother)
Previous post(s)Vicar General of Allahabad (1980–1988)
Alma materPapal Seminary
Styles of
Isidore Fernandes
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Lordship
Ordination history of
Isidore Fernandes
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBishop William Gomes
Date29 October 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorArchbishop Cecil D'sa
Co-consecratorsBishop Baptist Mudartha
Patrick Paul D'Souza
Date4 August 1988

Early life

Isidore was born in Kalathur, Udupi on 2 January 1947, to Casmir and Lucy Fernandes.[3]

Priesthood

Isidore completed his high school studies at St. Mary's High School in Shirva, Udupi, Karnataka. He then joined the St. Paul's Minor Seminary in Lucknow and was then sent to the prestigious Papal Seminary in Pune, where he studied philosophy and theology. Isidore was ordained to the priesthood by Most. Rev. William Gomes, the then Bishop of Poona, on 29 October 1972.[5]

Episcopate

Fernandes was appointed as bishop [6]by Pope John Paul II on 5 May 1988, and his episcopal ordination took place on 4 Aug 1988, at the hands of Most Rev. Cecil D'Sa, the then Archbishop of Agra. At the time of his episcopal ordination, Isidore (41), was one of the youngest Catholic bishops in India.

On Thursday, 31 January 2013, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Isidore Fernandes, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Allahabad, according to Canon Law 401 § 2. He became Honorary Member of Allahabad; no successor was immediately named, but Bishop Ignatius Menezes, Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer was appointed by the Pope to serve as Apostolic Administrator.

References
  1. "Proclamation Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops of India".
  2. "Bishop Isidore Fernandes [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. "Former Prelates - Catholic Diocese of Allahabad".
  4. "Bishops from Diocese of Udupi".
  5. "Official website of the Diocese of Allahabad". Diocese of Allahabad. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  6. "Diocese of Allahabad". Diocese of Allahabad. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
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