Joseph Suren Gomes Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB
Bishop Emeritus of Krishnagar
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Metropolis:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
Diocese:Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar
Term Start:17 April 2002
Term End:17 April 2019
Predecessor:Lucas Sirkar, SDB
Successor:Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB
Ordination:21 December 1974
Consecration:31 May 2002
Consecrated By:Lucas Sirkar, SDB
Birth Name:Joseph Suren Gomes
Birth Date:14 February 1944
Birth Place:Hasnabad, Bengal Province, British India
Death Place:Ranaghat, West Bengal, India
Nationality:Indian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Motto:In Deo confide
Joseph Suren Gomes
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Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB (14 February 1944 – 18 May 2024) was an Indian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Krishnagar from 2002 to 2019 when he retired.[1] [2] Gomes died from heart failure in Ranaghat, on 18 May 2024, at the age of 80.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2002/04/17/0199/00607.html RINUNCE E NOMINE, 17.04.2002
  2. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/04/17/0324/00661.html#ri Rinunce e nomine, 17.04.2019
  3. https://ccbi.in/bishop-joseph-gomes-passes-away/ Bishop Joseph Gomes Passes Away
  4. https://www.rvasia.org/church-asia/remembering-bishop-joseph-gomes-life-service-and-faith-krishnagar Remembering Bishop Joseph Gomes: A Life of Service and Faith in Krishnagar