Bishop Isidore Fernandes, who was sacked by the Vatican ten years before his term could end, died April 26 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He was 76.
Bishop Fernandes was forced to resign by the Vatican for ordaining the first bishop of a homegrown charismatic community that is independent of any church.
On November 4, 2012, he consecrated R B Lal as a bishop of an independent church, known as “Yesu Darbar” (The Court of Jesus).