| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency The Most Reverend |
| Isidore Fernandes | |
| Honorific Suffix: | DD |
| Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Agra |
| Diocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad |
| See: | Allahabad |
| Appointed: | 5 May 1988 |
| Enthroned: | 4 August 1988 |
| Term Start: | 5 May 1988 |
| Term End: | 31 January 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Baptist Mudartha |
| Successor: | Raphy Manjaly |
| Ordination: | 29 October 1972 |
| Ordained By: | William Gomes |
| Consecration: | 4 August 1988 |
| Consecrated By: | Cecil DeSa |
| Rank: | Bishop |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Kalathur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Buried: | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Allahabad |
| Resting Place Coordinates: | 25.4575°N 81.8444°E |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Parents: | Casmir Fernandes(father), Lucy Fernandes(mother) |
| Previous Post: | Vicar General of Allahabad (1980–1988) |
| Alma Mater: | Papal Seminary |
| Other Post: | Chairman, Proclamation Commission, Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2007–2011)[1] |
| Isidore Fernandes | |
| Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Lordship |
| See: | Allahabad |
Isidore Fernandes (2 January 1947 – 26 April 2023) was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Allahabad from 1988 until 2013.[2] [3] [4]
Isidore was born in Kalathur, Udupi on 2 January 1947, to Casmir and Lucy Fernandes. His paternal Uncle was Anthony Fernandes, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Bareilly
Isidore completed his high school studies at St. Mary's High School in Shirva, Udupi, Karnataka. He then joined the St. Paul's Minor Seminary in Lucknow and was then sent to the Papal Seminary in Pune, where he studied philosophy and theology. Isidore was ordained to the priesthood by Most. Rev. William Gomes, the then bishop of Poona, on 29 October 1972.
Fernandes was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on 5 May 1988, and his episcopal ordination took place on 4 August 1988, at the hands of Most Rev. Cecil D'Sa, the then archbishop of Agra. At the time of his episcopal ordination, Isidore was one of the youngest Catholic bishops in India at age 41.
On Thursday, 31 January 2013, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Isidore Fernandes, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Allahabad.
Fernandes died from a heart attack on 26 April 2023, at the age of 76. He was a priest for 50 years and a bishop for 34 years.[5]