Bishop Thomas Fernando †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
9 May 1913		Born	Idinthakarai
18 Mar 1939	25.9	Ordained Priest	Priest of Tuticorin, India
25 Jun 1950	37.1	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Tuticorin, India
25 Jun 1950	37.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Abitinae
1 Oct 1950	37.4	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Abitinae
26 Jun 1953	40.1	Succeeded	Bishop of Tuticorin, India
23 Nov 1970	57.5	Appointed	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India
6 Oct 1990	77.4	Retired	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India
4 Jul 2006	93.2	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

a priest for 67.3 years
a bishop for 55.8 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Royappan Antony Muthu †
Bishop Ambrose Mathalaimuthu
Archbishop Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. †
Archbishop Peter Fernando

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