death_date consecration nationality article_title coat_of_arms birth_date residence archdiocese term_end education church death_place metropolis title image diocese name caption consecrated_by predecessor birth_place buried parents motto type ordained_by appointed successor religion see province ordination birth_name
30 january 2000 nov 1/1959 indian angelo innocent fernandes
 thumb 28 july 1913 archbishop 's house , new delhi new delhi jan 27 , 1991 stl , dd sacred heart cathedral new delhi new delhi archbishop of new delhi angelo fernandes.jpg new delhi angelo innocent fernandes archbishop angelo innocent fernandes valerian v.dyer cardinal gracias , archbishop j. fernandes , archbishop archbishop joseph fernandes karachi interred in crypt in sacred heart cathedral john ligorio and evelyn sabina-fernandes in aedificationem corporis christi roman catholic bishop nicolas laudadio s.j. sept 16 , 1967 archbishop alan basil de lastic roman catholic new delhi delhi state aug 29/1937 angelo innocent fernandes
angelo innocent fernandes

archbishop fernandes was born into a devout catholic family of the late john ligorio and evelyn sabina fernandes in karachi , pakistan -lrb- then part of india -rrb- .
he schooled there at st. patrick 's high school and continued to st. joseph 's seminary , mangalore to prepare for his priestly studies .
he graduated from the famed papal university , kandy , sri lanka -lrb- ceylon -rrb- and was ordained on august 29 , 1937 in the archdiocese of bombay .
before his transfer to new delhi -lrb- capital of india -rrb- as coadjutor archbishop he was rector of the cathedral of the holy name , bombay having served as secretary to archbishop roberts and also the late valerian cardinal gracias as his secretary .
he was consecrated by his eminence valerian cardinal gracias on november 1 , 1959 on the very grounds where his funeral mass was held .
he was secretary general of the catholic bishops conference of india -lrb- 1960 -- 1972 -rrb- .
initially he was engaged in pastoral work in bombay including the fields of education and social service .
from 1966-1976 he was appointed consultor and later member of the pontifical academy `` justice and peace '' concerned actively with world cooperation for development at all levels and furtherance of world peace .
he was also a member of the secretariate of the world synod of bishops -lrb- 1971 -- 1974 -rrb- .
nominated in 1963 by pope john xxiii to be a member of the vatican council commission `` de episcopis et diocesium regimine '' .
in 1964 co-opted as member of the commission `` pro ecclesia in mundo hujus temporis '' archbishop fernandes had important links with the government of india and was considered as an important and eminent invitee for various state functions .
for the gandhi centenary year he was a member of the national intergarion committee .
in many respects he was gandhi-like in both attitude and lifestyle .
