Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto


Bishop Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto is the serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sindhudurg.

Early life

Barreto was born in Goa on 22 December 1952.

Priesthood

Barreto was ordained a Catholic priest on 13 October 1979 by Bishop Valerian D’Souza.

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. 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.