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{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]], [[The Most Reverend]]
| name = William Leonard D'Mello
| honorific-suffix =
| title = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar|Bishop of Karwar]]
| image =
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| caption = Bishop Burbidge at [[St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church]] on the [[Feast of the Archangels]] in 2010.
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Bangalore]]
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar|Karwar]]
| appointed = 24 January 1976
| enthroned =
| ended = 24 February 2007
| predecessor = ''Inaugural''
| successor = [[Derek Fernandes]]
| ordination = 16 April 1957
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 29 April 1977
| consecrated_by = [[Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]]
| birth_name = William Leonard D'Mello
| birth_date = 24 March 1931
| birth_place =[[Mangalore]]
| death_date =19 July 2011
| death_place = Mangalore
| buried = Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Kajubag
| nationality = [[India]]n
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| residence = [[Karwar, Karnataka]]
| parents =
| spouse =
| children =
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| motto = ''Duc in Altum''
}}
'''William Leonard D'Mello''' (24 March 1931 – 19 July 2011) was the first [[Roman Catholic]] bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karwar]], [[India]].

Born in [[Mangalore]] and ordained to the priesthood in 1957, D'Mello was named bishop of the Karwar Diocese in 1976 and retired in 2007.<ref name="Joyson">{{cite news|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdmello.html |title=Bishop William Leonard D’Mello|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy|accessdate=22 July 2011}}</ref>

==Early life==
D'Mello was born on March 24, 1931, at Cascia, the third of six children born to Joseph and Santana D'Mello.<ref name="Obit">{{cite web|url=http://m.daijiworld.com/viewNews.aspx?nid=108897|title=Former Bishop of Karwar William D'Mello Passes Away at 82|date=July 2011|work=[[Daijiworld Media]]|accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>

==Bishop of Karwar==
On January 24, 1976, at 44 years of age, D'Mello was appointed Bishop of the newly-erected Diocese of Karwar by Pope [[Paul VI]]. His episcopal consecration took place only on April 29, 1977. Archbishop [[Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]] served as Consecrator, assisted by Archbishop [[Packiam Arokiaswamy]] and Bishop [[Ignatius P. Lobo]].<ref name="Obit"/>

One of D'Mello's key initiatives was promoting vocations to the priesthood and the religious life in his diocese. He encouraged young men to enter the seminary, and sought to bring more congregations of religious sisters into his new diocese.

==Retirement==
D'Mello submitted his resignation upon reaching the age of 75 as required by the [[1983 Code of Canon Law]] and in February 2007, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] accepted his resignation and appointed [[Derek Fernandes]] as his successor.

In retirement, he lived at the 'Sandhya Vandan'. D'Mello died July 19, 2011, aged 80 and was buried in the Diocese of Karwar's Cathedral of the Assumption.<ref name="Obit"/>

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