Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa S.D.B. |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) | |
See | Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
Appointed | 1 April 2005 |
Installed | 22 May 2005 |
Term ended | 21 November 2012 |
Predecessor | James Masilamony Arul Das |
Successor | George Antonysamy |
Orders | |
Ordination | 16 December 1972 by Anthony Rayappa Arulappa |
Consecration | 25 January 1994 by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Malayappan Chinnappa |
Born |
Ayandur-Mugaiyur |
July 23, 1937
Denomination | Catholic |
Parents | Malayappan - Ubagara Mary |
Motto | To Serve and Give My Life For Many |
Ordination history of Malayappan Chinnappa | |
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Diaconal ordination
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Ordained by | Packiam Arokiaswamy |
Date of ordination | March 1971 |
Place of ordination | Kristu Jyoti College , Bangalore |
Priestly ordination
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Ordained by | Anthony Rayappa Arulappa |
Date of ordination | 16 December 1972 |
Place of ordination | St. Francis Xavier's Church - Shrine of Mary of Help. Broadway, Chennai. |
Episcopal consecration
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Principal consecrator | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
Co-consecrators | Michael Augustine |
Date of consecration | 25 January 1994 |
Place of consecration | Don Bosco, Vellore |
Bishops consecrated by Malayappan Chinnappa as principal consecrator
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Amalraj Arulappan | 2006 |
Soundaraj Periyanayagam | 2006 |
Styles of Malayappan Chinnappa |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Grace |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Aesu Malayappan Chinnappa or A. M. Chinnappa is the Archbishop Emiritus of Madras-Mylapore and the Founder of the Society of God's Reign (Currently a Public Association). He was formerly Bishop of Vellore.
Chinnappa was born on 23 July 1937 at Ayandur which was then a substation of Mugaiyur Parish. He was ordained Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco on 16 December 1972. On November 17, 1993 he was appointed as the Bishop of Vellore by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained as the Bishop of Vellore on January 25, 1994 by Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy. On 1 April 2005 he was appointed as the Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore, the post he held until his retirement on 12 November 2012. On August 24, 2011 he founded a Religious Institute called Society of God's Reign.