Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian is the current serving bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad,
India.
Early life and education
Swamy was born on 10 February 1961 at
Tamil Nadu,
India. He studied from St. Charles Major Seminary in
Nagpur. He has also acquired a
Licentiate in
Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...
from the
Pontifical Gregorian University.
Priesthood
On 29 March 1989, Swamy was ordained a priest by Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J.
Episcopate
Swamy was appointed bishop of
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
on 29 January 2018 by
Pope Francis and consecrated by
Thomas Ignatius MacWan
Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan is the current archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gandhinagar.
Early life
He was born on 14 October 1952 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
Priesthood
He was ordained a Catholic priest on 9 April 1988.
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on 14 April 2018. Prior to his appointment he was serving as the Rector of Vianney Vihar, Major Seminary in
Vadodara.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
Indian bishops
Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India
Indian expatriates in Italy
People from Tamil Nadu