Antony Pappusamy (born 1 October 1949) is the serving Archbishop of

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai The Archdiocese of Madurai ( la, Madhuraien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Its episcopal see the city of Madurai, India. History * 8 January 1938: Established as the Diocese of Madura ...

in India.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 October 1949 in Marambadi,

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...

. He completed his high school education from R.C. Higher Secondary School, Trichy and also did a Courses on Latin and Initiation from St. Peter's Seminary, Madurai. He completed his graduation from St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. He completed his studies in Theology and Philosophy from St. Paul's Seminary, Trichy. He is an alumnus of

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and has acquired a Diploma in Spirituality from

Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas A pontifical ( la, pontificale) is a Christian liturgical book containing the Christian liturgy, liturgies that only a bishop may perform. Among the liturgies are those of the ordinal (liturgy), ordinal for the ordination and consecration of dea ...

Priesthood

He was ordained a

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priest on 7 July 1976.

Episcopate

He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Madurai and Titular Bishop of Zaba on 5 November 1998 and ordained a

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on 4 February 1999. He was appointed Bishop of

Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dindigul ( la, Dindigulen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Dindigul in the Ecclesiastical province of Madurai in India. History * 10 November 2003: Established as Diocese of Dindigul from the Metropolitan ...

on 10 November 2003. He was appointed Archbishop of

on 26 July 2014 by

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. He also chairs Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council's commission for Clergy and Religious. He was Appointed

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...

of the Diocese of Palayamkottai on 29 June 2018 by

. He replaced Bishop Jude Gerald Paulraj. He continued to remain the Apostolic Administrator until the consecration of Bishop Antonysamy (Bishop of Palaymkottai). On 6 June 2020, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kuzhithurai upon the resignation of Bishop Jerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.

Book

''Christian Commitment to Service : Faith in Practice'' in honour of Antony Pappusamy is published by Christian World Imprints.

References

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