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His Excellency Angelo Innocent Fernandes | |
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| Archbishop of New Delhi | |
 Archbishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes | |
| Church | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | New Delhi |
| Province | Delhi State |
| Metropolis | New Delhi |
| See | New Delhi |
| Appointed | 16 September 1967 |
| Term ended | 27 January 1991 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop Joseph Fernandes |
| Successor | Archbishop Alan Basil de Lastic |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 August 1937 by Bishop Nicolas Laudadio S.J. |
| Consecration | 1 November 1959 by Valerian Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop j. Fernandes, Archbishop V. Dyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angelo Innocent Fernandes 28 July 1913 Karachi |
| Died | 30 January 2000 (aged 86) New Delhi |
| Buried | Interred in crypt in Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Archbishop's House, New Delhi |
| Parents | John Ligorio and Evelyn Sabina-Fernandes |
| Education | STL, DD |
| Motto | In Aedificationem Corporis Christi |
| Coat of arms |  |
Angelo Innocent Fernandes (1913-2000) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Delhi from 1967 to 1990. He was born in Karachi on 28 July 1913, trained for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1937 in Bombay (Mumbai) where he became Rector of the Cathedral. In 1960 he was appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, and later served on two Vatican Council commissions under Pope John XXIII. He was a founding member of the World Conference on Religion and Peace.