Antony Pappusamy | |
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Archbishop of Madurai | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai |
Appointed | 26 July 2014 |
Installed | 26 July 2014 |
Predecessor | Peter Fernando |
Successor | Incumbent |
Other post(s) | Chairman Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council Commission for Clergy and Religious. Apostolic Administrator Diocese of Kuzhithurai(additional charge) |
Previous post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 7 July 1976 |
Consecration | 4 February 1999 by Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Residence | Archbishop's House, K. Pudur, Madurai 625 007, Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Motto | ARISE |
Antony Pappusamy [1] (born 1 October 1949) is Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai [2] in India.
Pappusamy was born on 1 October 1949 in Marambadi, Tamil Nadu. [3] [4] He completed his high school education at the R.C. Higher Secondary School, Trichy, and also did a Courses on Latin and Initiation from St. Peter's Seminary, Madurai. He graduated from St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. He completed his studies in Theology and Philosophy at St. Paul's Seminary, Trichy. He is an alumnus of Pontifical Lateran University and has acquired a Diploma in Spirituality from Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. [5]
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 7 July 1976.[ citation needed ]
He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Madurai and Titular Bishop of Zaba on 5 November 1998 and ordained a Bishop on 4 February 1999. He was appointed Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul on 10 November 2003. He was appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai on 26 July 2014 by Pope Francis. [6] He also chairs Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council's commission for Clergy and Religious. [3]
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Palayamkottai on 29 June 2018 by Pope Francis, replacing Bishop Jude Gerald Paulraj. [7] He continued to remain the Apostolic Administrator until the consecration of Bishop Antonysamy (Bishop of Palaymkottai).
On 6 June 2020, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai upon the resignation of Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.[ citation needed ]
Christian Commitment to Service : Faith in Practice in honour of Antony Pappusamy is published by Christian World Imprints.
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