Sister Venita Fernandes, superior general of the Sisters of Charity of the Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa. Credit: Matters India
Jul 6 2023
Sister Venita Fernandes, who hails from the western Indian state of Goa, was elected during the 28th general assembly in Rome in June.
She succeeded Sister Annamaria Viganò, an Italian who led the 191-year-old congregation for six years.
Sister Fernandes was born the eldest of five daughters of Minguel Fernandes and Ilda Borges.
She completed her education at St. Xavier’s High School in Velim and Maria Bambina Convent High School in Cuncolim.
After her higher secondary education at Damodar College in Margao, she entered religious life with the Sisters of Charity.
Sister Fernandes completed her novitiate at Dharwar, pronounced her First Profession, and served at the congregation’s convent in Secunderabad.
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