Anthony Swamy Thomasappa

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Most Reverend

Thomasappa Anthony Swamy
Bishop of Chikmagalur
Archdiocese Bangalore
Diocese Chikmagalur
Appointed2 December 2006
Installed6 February 2007
Predecessor John Baptist Sequeira
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
Ordination20 May 1984
Consecration6 February 2007
by  Bernard Moras
Personal details
Born (1951-02-09) 9 February 1951 (age 71)
Mariyannapalya Karnataka India
NationalityIndian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Alma mater Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoTO LOVE AND SERVE

Thomasappa Anthony Swamy is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur, India. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

He was born in Mariyanna Palya, a small village in Bangalore on 9 February 1951.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Bangalore on 20 May 1984.

He was a professor in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore. Thomasappa was in charge of Seminary Publications and Director of Kannada Sanga in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore.

Education

Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa did his doctorate in Missiology in Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Chikmagalur on Dec. 2, 2006, and was ordained bishop on Feb. 6, 2007. The Karnataka state diocese belongs to the ecclesiastical province headed by the Archdiocese of Bangalore. [4]

He worked in various parishes of the Archdiocese before being elected as the Bishop of Chikkamagaluru.

He was appointed as the Bishop of Chikkamagaluru by Pope Benedict XVI. He was installed as bishop by Bernard Blasius Moras. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Chikmagalur, India". GCatholic. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa | Bishop of Chikmagalur Diocese Anthony Swamy Thomasappa | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Fides, Agenzia. "The Pope accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Chikmagalur and appoints successor - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "New Bishop for Chikmagalur". The Hindu. 8 February 2007. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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