Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend

| name = Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto

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| title = Bishop of Sindhudurg

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| archdiocese = Goa and Daman

| diocese = Sindhudurg

| appointed = 5 July 2005

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| 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

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|12|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Goa, Portuguese India

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| nationality = Indian

| religion = Roman Catholic

| residence = Bishop's House, Kankavli District Sindhudurg - 416 602 Maharastra, India

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| previous_post = Dean of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poona

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| motto = GROW INTO THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST

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Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto (born 22 December 1952) is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/anthony-alwyn-fernandes-barreto|title=Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto News, Latest Breaking News on Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto {{!}} Daily News & Analysis|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://apostolicnunciatureindia.com/?page_id=7&listpage=2&instance=1|title=Apostolic Nunciature, India » Bishops of India|website=apostolicnunciatureindia.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-11}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sind0.htm#3415|title=Diocese of Sindhudurg, India|work=GCatholic|access-date=2017-09-11}}

Early life

Barreto was born in Goa on 22 December 1952.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Anthony-Alwyn-Fernandes-Barreto-Jules-Reene/9786138686989|title=Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto : Jules Reene : 9786138686989|last=Depository|first=Book|website=www.bookdepository.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-11}}

Priesthood

Barreto was ordained a Catholic priest on 13 October 1979 by Bishop Valerian D’Souza.{{cn|date=October 2019}}

Episcopate

He was appointed bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg on 5 July 2005 and ordained on 5 Oct 2005 by Pedro López Quintana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfebar.html|title=Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-09-10}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ucanindia.in/diocesan-directory/indian/bishop/anthony-alwyn-fernandes-barreto/91|title=Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto {{!}} Bishop {{!}} Diocesan Directory {{!}} UCAN India|website=www.ucanindia.in|access-date=2017-09-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-fernandes-barreto/197|title=Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto {{!}} Bishop of Sindhudurg Diocese Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2017-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227170812/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-fernandes-barreto/197|archive-date=27 February 2020|url-status=dead}}

See also

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