[1] In June 1923 Fenech left Malta for Daman to Bombay, present day Mumbai in India.
Fenech was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the dioceses of Allahabad and Lucknow because their bishop Joseph A. Poli was taken prisoner in a concentration camp.
In 1954 Pope Pius XII elevated the Prefecture into the Diocese of Jhansi and appointed Fenech as its first bishop.
He was consecrated on 28 November that year by Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi of Malta at the St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
[2] During his time as bishop he worked tirelessly in improving the diocese's structure and established a diocesan clergy.