Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca (December 2, 1925 – October 2, 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ferdinand Fonseca | |
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Bombay |
Province | Bombay |
Metropolis | Bombay |
See | Bombay (emeritus) |
Installed | 2 December 2000 |
Term ended | 02 October 2015 |
Successor | Bishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania.(1980-2015) |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania.(1980-2015) Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay.(1980-200) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 December 1954 |
Consecration | 29 June 1980 by Archbishop Simon Pimenta |
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Personal details | |
Born | Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca 2 December 1925 Umerkhadi, Bombay. |
Died | 2 October 2015 Holy Family Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 89)
Buried | St Peter's Cemetery, Haines Road. Mumbai 18°59′34″N 72°49′16″E / 18.9927°N 72.8210°E |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Mumbai, India |
Parents | Jose Fonseca(Father) Julia Fonseca(Mother) |
Alma mater | St. Joseph's High School, Umerkhadi. St Xavier's College. St Pius X Seminary Mumbai. |
Styles of Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca | |
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Reference style | Bishop |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | The Most Reverend |
Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Fonseca was named auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay, India in 1980 and retired in 2000.[1]
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