Simião Purificação Fernandes
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ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed6 April 2024
In office2024 - present
Ordination10 May 1993
Simião Purificação Fernandes | |
|---|---|
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 6 April 2024 |
| In office | 2024 - present |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 May 1993 |
| Consecration | 17 June 2024 by Filipe Neri Ferrão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1967 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Motto | Seva gheunk nhoi, punn seva diunk Not to be served, but to serve - Mk 10:45 |
Simião Purificação Fernandes is the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in India since 2024.
Fernandes was ordained a priest on 10 May 1993 and became priest of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman. He worked mainly as a parish priest, but was also a lecturer at the patriarchal seminary in Rachol (2005–2018) and director of the archdiocesan Pastoral Institute of St. Pius X (2018–2024).[1]