Michael Augustine (bishop)
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The Most Reverend Michael Augustine |
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| Roman Catholic Archbishop emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | |
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| See | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Installed | 25 June 1992 |
| Term ended | 10 June 2004 |
| Predecessor | Venmani S. Selvanather |
| Successor | Antony Anandarayar |
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| Ordination | 15 April 1961 by Ambrose Rayappan |
| Consecration | 29 March 1978 by Duraisamy Simon Card. Lourdusamy |
| Rank | Archbishop |
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12 June 1933 Kovilanoor, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Holy Family Church, Keezhputhupattu, Tindivanam T.K., Villupuram Dt. - 605 014. |
| Parents | Savarinathan |
| Alma mater | St. Agnes (Minor) Seminary St. Peter (Major) Seminary |
| Motto | "Fiat" means Let Lord's will be done |
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Styles of Michael Augustine |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | n/a |
Monsignor Michael Augustine (born on 12 June 1933 in Kovilanoor, Virudhachalam of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese) is a Catholic archbishop (emeritus) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. Archbishop Michael Augustine is at present the senior most Bishop from Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry region(Tamil Nadu Bishop's Council) with 36 years as Bishop and 53 years of priesthood life as on 2013.
He started his school career at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry. He joined the minor seminary at St. Agnes Seminary, Cuddalore. He graduated from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli. He was ordained a priest on 15 April 1961 by Monsignor Ambrose, the then Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. After ordination in 1961, he was appointed as Sous — Director of Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry. He later went to Paris for higher studies in philosophy at l'Institut Catholique de Paris, France and obtained his Licentiate in Philosophy. On his return to India in 1965, he was appointed professor of Philosophy at Saint St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary at Bangalore.
In the year 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Rector of St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore and stayed there till 1978 when he was consecrated as the Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore.. On 30 January 1978, A happy news came that Pope Paul VI appointed Father Michael Augustine as the Auxiliary Bishop of Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese to assist Archbishop Arullappa and bestowed upon him the titular see of Bararus. He was consecrated a bishop by then Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (later Cardinal) the then Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on 29 March 1978.He was appointed as bishop of Vellore on 10 July 1981 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Michael Augustine as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore on 25 June 1992. He received the pallium from his predecessor Archbishop Emeritus Venmani S. Selvanather in 1992 at the Cathedral of Pondicherry Archdiocese. He resigned as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore(India) on 10 June 2004 upon attaining the age of superannuation.
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