His Excellency 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 |
Other posts | Chairman Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council Commission for Clergy and Religious |
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Ordination | 7 July 1976 |
Consecration | 4 February 1999 by Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy |
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Born |
Marambadi Tamil Nadu |
1 October 1949
Nationality | Indian |
Residence | Archbishop's House, K. Pudur, Madurai 625 007, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Priestly ordination
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Date of ordination | 7 July 1976 |
Episcopal consecration
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Consecrated by | Archbishop Marianus Arokiasamy |
Date of consecration | 4 February 1999 |
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Bishops consecrated by Antony Pappusamy as principal consecrator
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Jerome Dhas Varuvel | 24 February 2015 |
Bishop Thomas Paulsamy | 22 May 2016 |
Bishop Nazarene Soosai | 29 June 2017 |
Styles of Antony Pappusamy |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Archbishop Antony Pappusamy (born 1 October 1949) is the serving Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai in India.
He was born on 1 October 1949 in Marambadi, Tamil Nadu.
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 7 July 1976. 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. He also chairs Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council's commission for Clergy and Religious.