Bishop emeritus of Bareilly diocese passes away

Mangaluru: Most Rev Anthony Fernandes, Udupi-born Bishop Emeritus of Bareilly diocese of Uttar Pradesh, passed away on Friday, due to illness. He was 86. Born in Kalathur in Udupi district in 1936, he completed his primary and high school education at Don Bosco School, Shirva, and joined the Varanasi diocese. After completing his religious education at St Paul's Seminary in Lucknow, and St Joseph’s Regional Seminary in Allahabad, he was ordained as a priest on December 2, 1964, in a Eucharistic convention attended by the Pope in Mumbai.He served as a priest in Varanasi and Gorakhpur for 26 years. He was appointed as the first Bishop of Bareilly on January 19, 1989, while serving in Varanasi as vicar general. On March 29 of the same year, he was ordained as the bishop, and took office at St Alphonsus Cathedral. He retired as bishop in November 2014.