D. S. Amalorpavadass
| D. S. Amalorpavadass | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 June 1932 Kallery, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 25 May 1990 (aged 57) Mysore, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Ordained | 12 April 1959 |
| Writings | Destiny of the Church in India today |
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Congregations served
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Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
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Offices held
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Pastor in Viriyur |
| Title | Reverend Doctor |
Duraiswami Simon Amalorpavadass (15 June 1932 – 25 May 1990) was a Catholic South-Indian theologian who played a vital role in the renewal of life and mission of the Roman Catholic Church in India, particularly after Vatican II. He was fluent in Tamil, French and English. He is the younger brother of Cardinal Lourdusamy.
Father Bevans, in a paper presented to celebrate 30 years of Evangelii nuntiandi, writes that Amalorpavadass was one of the two special secretaries on the Synod of Bishops for 1974 convened by Pope Paul VI which took up the theme "Evangelization in the Modern World" who proposed an interpretation that took into account many of the important movements in Asia and other parts of the Third World. His ideas revolved around a greater role for the local church and the emergence of the theology of liberation.
Amalorpavadass was a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians (EATWOT).
Amalorpavadass was born in Kallery, a village in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, on 15 June 1932.
He had been an alma mater of St Anne's High School, Tindivanam and St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore.
Amalorpavadass studied at the St Agnes Minor Seminary in Cuddalore and later graduated from St Joseph's College in Tiruchirapalli
In 1953 Amalorpavadass joined St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary in Malleswaram, Bangalore.
After his completion of theological studies in Bangalore he was ordained on 12 April 1959 as a priest of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
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