Abraham Viruthakulangara

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The Most Reverend

Dr. Abraham Viruthakulangara
Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur
See Nagpur
Appointed17 January 1998
Installed22 April 1998
Term ended19 April 2018
PredecessorLeobard D’Souza
SuccessorElias Joseph Gonsalves
Orders
Ordination28 October 1969
Consecration13 July 1977
by Archbishop Eugene Louis D’Souza, M.S.F.S.
Personal details
Born(1943-06-05)5 June 1943
Kerala, British Raj
Died19 April 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 74)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
MottoDUNIYA KE LEE MASSEH

Abraham Viruthakulangara was an Indian archbishop of Nagpur. He was also the President of the Maharashtra Regional Bishops' Conference.

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Early life

Abraham was born on 5 June 1943 in Kerala, India. He completed his Major studies from St. Charles’ Seminary Nagpur. He completed B.A. in Hindi from Sagar University, Madhya Pradesh. He also held Baccalaureate in Theology.

Priesthood

Abraham was ordained a Catholic priest on 28 October 1969.

Episcopate

Abraham was appointed Bishop of Khandwa on 4 March 1977 and was ordained a bishop on 13 July 1977. He was appointed Archbishop of Nagpur, India on 17 January 1998. He was only an eight-year priest when he was ordained as a bishop And was a bishop for more than 40 years With simple and humble living.

Death

On 19 April 2018 (around midnight - 1 am IST) he died from a cardiac arrest after attending a bishops' conference in New Delhi. [1] [2] [3]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Leobard D’Souza
 Archbishop of Nagpur
1998 – 2018		Succeeded by
Elias Joseph Gonsalves

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References

  1. ↑ "archbishop". nagpurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara | Archbishop of Nagpur Archdiocese Abraham Viruthakulangara | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.


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