Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto | |
Bishop of Sindhudurg | |
Archdiocese: | Goa and Daman |
Diocese: | Sindhudurg |
Appointed: | 5 July 2005 |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Other Post: | Chairman Youth Commission in Western Regions Bishops Conference |
Ordination: | 13 October 1979 |
Ordained By: | Bishop Valerian D’Souza |
Consecration: | 5 Oct 2005 |
Consecrated By: | Pedro López Quintana |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1952 |
Birth Place: | Goa, Portuguese India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Residence: | Bishop's House, Kankavli District Sindhudurg - 416 602 Maharastra, India |
Previous Post: | Dean of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona |
Motto: | GROW INTO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST |
Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto (born 22 December 1952) is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg.[1] [2] [3]
Barreto was born in Goa on 22 December 1952.[4]
Barreto was ordained a Catholic priest on 13 October 1979 by Bishop Valerian D’Souza.
He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg on 5 July 2005 and ordained on 5 Oct 2005 by Pedro López Quintana.[5] Before becoming a bishop he has served as the dean in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona. He chairs the Youth Commission in Western Regions Bishops Conference.[6] [7]