Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca

Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca (December 2, 1925 October 2, 2015) was a Roman Catholic bishop.


Ferdinand Fonseca

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bombay
ProvinceBombay
MetropolisBombay
SeeBombay (emeritus)
Installed02 December 2000
Term ended02 October 2015
SuccessorBishop Agnelo Rufino Gracias
Other postsTitular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania.(1980-2015)
Orders
Ordination05 December 1954
Consecration29 June 1980
by Archbishop Simon Pimenta
Rank Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameFerdinand Joseph Fonseca
Born(1925-12-02)2 December 1925
Umerkhadi, Bombay.
Died2 October 2015(2015-10-02) (aged 89)
Holy Family Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BuriedSt Peter's Cemetery, Haines Road. Mumbai
18.9927°N 72.8210°E / 18.9927; 72.8210
Nationality Indian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMumbai, India
ParentsJose Fonseca(Father)
Julia Fonseca(Mother)
Previous postTitular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania.(1980-2015)
Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay.(1980-200)
Alma materSt. Joseph's High School, Umerkhadi.
St Xavier's College.
St Pius X Seminary Mumbai.
Styles of
Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca
Reference styleBishop
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleThe 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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