Simião Purificação Fernandes
| Simião Purificação Fernandes | |
|---|---|
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 6 April 2024 |
| In office | 2024 - present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1993 |
| Consecration | 17 June 2024 by Filipe Neri Ferrão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1967 Chandor, Goa, India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Motto | Seva gheunk nhoi, punn seva diunk Not to be served, but to serve - Mk 10:45 |
Simião Purificação Fernandes is the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in India since 2024.
Priesthood
Fernandes was ordained a priest on 10 May 1993 and became priest of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. He worked mainly as a parish priest, but was also a lecturer at the patriarchal seminary in Rachol (2005–2018) and director of the archdiocesan Pastoral Institute of St. Pius X (2018–2024).[1]
Episcopate
On 6 April 2024, Pope Francis appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman with the titular see of Saldae.[1]
On 17 June 2024, he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão. The co-consecrators were bishops Theodore Mascarenhas and Aleixo das Neves Dias.[2]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- Back to citation "Episcopal Ordination of Fr. Simiao Fernandes in Goa: A Historic Celebration". Catholic Connnect. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
External links
- "Simião Purificação Fernandes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- "GCatholic.org". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2026-03-14.