Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca

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

The Most Reverend Ferdinand Fonseca D.D.
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
Rank	Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Born	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca (1925-12-02)2 December 1925 Umerkhadi, Bombay.
Died	2 October 2015(2015-10-02) (aged 89) Holy Family Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Buried	St Peter's Cemetery, Haines Road. Mumbai 18.9927°N 72.8210°E / 18.9927; 72.8210
Nationality	Indian
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
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]