Jerome M. Fernandez

Jerome M. Fernandez was the first Indian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, India.[1] He is the founder of the Missionary Sisters of St.Therese of Infant Jesus (MSST).[2] He was declared Servant of God on February 24, 2019 by Kollam Bishop Paul Antony Mullassery at Infant Jesus Cathedral, Thangassery.[3][4]


Jerome M. Fernandez
Bishop, Founder
Born8 September 1901
Koivila, Quilon, India
Died26 February 1992(1992-02-26) (aged 90)
Kerala, India
Venerated inRoman Catholicism

Early life

Jerome M. Fernandez was born on 8 September 1901 in Koivila, Kollam, Kerala.[1] He studied from St. Aloysius School, St. Raphael's Minor Seminary and St. Teresa's Major Seminary.[4]

Priesthood

On 24 March 1928, Fernandez was ordained a catholic priest for the Roman Catholic diocese of Quilon.[1][4]

Episcopate

Fernandez was appointed bishop of the Roman catholic diocese of Quilon on 25 September 1937 by Pope John XXII and consecrated on 12 December 1937 by Archbishop Joseph Attipetty. He took retirement from pastoral services on 30 January 1978.[1][4] He was succeeded by Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Gabriel Fernandez.

Death

Fernandez died on 26 February 1992 in Kerala, India.[1][4]

Sainthood

The proceedings for the canonization was started on 26 February 2019 in Kerala and Bishop Jerome.M.Fernandez was declared Servant of God.[4]

Legacy

Bishop Jerome Institute has been set up in Kerala, India in his memory.[5]

References

  1. "Bishop Jerome M. Fernandez [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. "Home | MSST congregation". msstcongregation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. Staff Reporter (2019-02-25). "Bishop Jerome declared Servant of God as prelude to beatification". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. "Bishop Jerome declared as Servant of God". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. "Bishop Jerome Institute". www.manoramahorizon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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