Thanks a lot Dr. Gilbert. You have indeed taken a lot of trouble and I thank you for the same. I will forward the email to a few of my friends and family members. Mohan Prabhu.
On Wed, 6 Apr 2022 at 16:00, Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote: > Bishop-Elect Earl Fernandes and his family is a classical twice-migrated > diaspora GEM (Goan, East-Indian, Mangalorean) and is a typical > representation of most diaspora GEMs. Undoubtedly Fr. Earl Fernandes and > his family makes us GEMs very proud. > > Fr. Earl Fernandes was born in Toledo - one of four boys. Earl entered > Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati in 1997 and was > ordained a priest in 2002. He subsequently studied at the Alphonsianum > Academy in Rome, where he was awarded a doctorate in moral theology. He is > now the bishop-elect for the diocese of Columbus, Ohio and is the first > Asian-Indian > in North America to become a Bishop. > > Earl's father is Dr. Sydney Oswald Fernandes (1936-2019) was born in > Bombay, graduated from Saint Xavier College in Mumbai and Topiwala > Medical School and Nair Hospital in 1965. Dr. Fernandes is originally from > Mangalore, and I am being informed traces his roots to Goa about 4-5 > generations back. Earl's mother (Thelma nee Noronha) is originally from > Aldona, Goa and was a teacher in Bombay's Catholic schools. > > Dr. Sydney Fernandes with his wife Thelma and two oldest sons moved to > Toledo, Ohio in 1970. He did residencies at the Medical College of Ohio in > family practice and internal medicine. He maintained a solo medical > practice in Oregon, Ohio, for 40 years until retirement. Involved with the > Mercy Health System, he was lovingly committed to Mercy Saint Charles > Hospital, where he was Chief of Staff in 1988-89. Known for his exceptional > care of his patients over the years, he is fondly remembered by their > families. > > To request the Catholic News Agency to televise live the investiture of > Bishop-elect Earl Fernandes please see contact them: Tel no 303-997-8563 > - Catholic News Agency, 3392 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113. Service > of EWTN News. > > Regards > Gilbert Lawrence > >
