Derek Fernandes is the 6th current serving
Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum ( la, Belgaumen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Belgaum in the ecclesiastical province of Bangalore in India.
History
The Belgaum Diocese was erected on 19 September 1953 by the papal bull ''Su ...
.
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
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
named Fernandes Bishop of Karwar, and he was consecrated as a bishop on 20 April 2007.
On 01 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him as the 6th Bishop of Belgaum.
References
1954 births
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
Living people
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Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI