Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca


Ferdinand Fonseca

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bombay
ProvinceBombay
MetropolisBombay
SeeBombay (emeritus)
Installed2 December 2000
Term ended02 October 2015
SuccessorBishop 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
Ordination5 December 1954
Consecration29 June 1980
by Archbishop Simon Pimenta
Rank Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca

(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°59′34″N 72°49′16″E / 18.9927°N 72.8210°E / 18.9927; 72.8210
NationalityIndia Indian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMumbai, India
ParentsJose Fonseca(Father)
Julia Fonseca(Mother)
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

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

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]