S. Arulappa
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The Most Reverend Samineni Arulappa |
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| Archbishop of Hyderabad | |
| See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad |
| Installed | 6 December 1971 |
| Term ended | 29 January 2000 |
| Predecessor | Archbishop G. Joseph Mark |
| Successor | Archbishop M. Joji |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 May 1950 |
| Consecration | 13 February 1972 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1924 Kilacheri, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 13 February 2005 (aged 80) Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Rajamma and Samineni Chinnaiah |
| Motto | Love and Serve |
Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (28 August 1924 – 13 February 2005), often shortened to S Arulappa, was an Indian Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Hyderabad from December 1971 through January 2000. The youngest priest to be consecrated to such a high office, he was also the longest-serving Catholic Archbishop in India. He was also the first Archbishop who had the honour of being consecrated by Pope Paul VI in Rome (Showrayya 1997, p. 42-51).
"Love and Serve" was his motto (Ecclesiastical Units 2008, p. 40-41).
Arulappa was born on 28 August 1924 to Rajamma and Samineni Chinnaiah in Kilacheri in the state of Tamil Nadu. Earlier, his ancestors migrated southward from Gandikota after the defeat of the Gandikota rulers (Pemmasani surname) along with many other kamma families of different surnames and settled in that area. Some families migrated towards Guntur side. When the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed, Kilacheri fell under Tamil Nadu.
He was the last born in a family of four sisters, two of whom are nuns, and two brothers (Arulappa, p. 5-6). He was brought up in an atmosphere of strict discipline by his mother who wanted to see her only son become a Priest. The Archbishop reminiscences that her mother looked forward to the day when she could see him as a Priest but both his parents died before he was ordained a priest. He was since supported by his brother Samineni Anthaiah (Arulappa, p. 37-40).
Arulappa also evinced keen interest in pursuing the vocation of priesthood and also assisted the Priests as an altar boy during his childhood. He was sent to the Kandy Pontifical College (Known as the Papal Seminary, it was built in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII), Kandy, Sri Lanka to pursue theological studies. The Papal Seminary awarded Arulappa licentiate degrees in Philosophy and Theology (L. Ph. & L. Th.) on successfully completing his studies there. Later in 1955, the said College re-located to Pune [the Papal Seminary / Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth is located in Ramwadi (Ahmednagar highway), Pune].
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