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{{Infobox saint|honorific_prefix=[[Servant Of God]] |name=Jerome M. Fernandez|image=|imagesize=|caption=|titles=Bishop|birth_date=8 September 1901|birth_place=Kiovila, India|death_date={{death date and age|1992|02|27|1901|07|8|df=yes}}|death_place=Kerala, India|feast_day=|venerated_in=[[Roman Catholicism]]|beatified_date=26 February 2019|beatified_place=Infant Jesus Cathedral, Thangassery|beatified_by=|canonized_date=|canonized_place=|canonized_by=|attributes=|patronage=|issues=|suppressed_date=|prayer=|prayer_attrib=}}Bishop '''Jerome M. Fernandez''' was the first Indian bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bishop Jerome M. Fernandez [Catholic-Hierarchy]|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfernj.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> He was declared Servant of God in 2008.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2019-02-26|title=Bishop Jerome declared as Servant of God|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260219/bishop-jerome-declared-as-servant-of-god.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Jerome was born on 8 September 1901 in Kiovila, [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=":0" /> He studied from St. Aloysius School, St. Raphael's Minor Seminary and St. Teresa's Major Seminary.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Priesthood ==<br />
On 24 March 1928, Jerome was ordained a catholic priest for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon|Roman Catholic diocese of Quilon]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Episcopate ==<br />
Jerome was appointed bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon|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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Jerome died on 27 February 1992 in Kerala, India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Sainthood ==<br />
The proceedings for the [[canonization]] was started on 26 February 2019 in Kerala and Jerome was declared [[Servant of God]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Bishop Jerome Institute has been set up in Kerala, India in his memory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Jerome Institute|url=https://www.manoramahorizon.com/colleges/bishop-jerome-institute-kollam/56/?from_q=&from_link=/colleges/?|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.manoramahorizon.com}}</ref><br />
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