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Derek Fernandes
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Derek Fernandes[1][2] is the 6th current serving Roman Catholic Diocese of Belgaum.[3] and was the Apostolic Administrator of Karwar.
His additional responsibility as Apostolic Administrator of Karwar was completed after Duming Dias was appointed as Bishop of Karwar by Pope Francis. [4]
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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 named Fernandes Bishop of Karwar, and he was consecrated as a bishop on 20 April 2007.[5][6][7]
On 01 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him as the 6th Bishop of Belgaum.
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