Joseph Suren Gomes

Indian Roman Catholic prelate (1944–2024)
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Most Reverend

Joseph Suren Gomes, SDB
Bishop Emeritus of Krishnagar
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
MetropolisRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Krishnagar
Installed17 April 2002
Term ended17 April 2019
PredecessorLucas Sirkar, SDB
SuccessorNirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB
Orders
Ordination21 December 1974
Consecration31 May 2002
by Lucas Sirkar, SDB
Personal details
Born
Joseph Suren Gomes

(1944-02-14)14 February 1944
Hasnabad, Bengal Province, British India
Died18 May 2024(2024-05-18) (aged 80)
Ranaghat, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoIn Deo confide
Styles of
Joseph Suren Gomes
Reference style
  • His Excellency
  • The Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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]

References

  1. ^ RINUNCE E NOMINE, 17.04.2002 (in Italian)
  2. ^ Rinunce e nomine, 17.04.2019 (in Italian)
  3. ^ Bishop Joseph Gomes Passes Away
  4. ^ Remembering Bishop Joseph Gomes: A Life of Service and Faith in Krishnagar
  • Joseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. at Catholic Hierarchy
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Krishnagar
2002–2019 		Succeeded by
Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB


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