Daniel Paul Arulswamy (5 September 1916 – 12 October 2003) was an

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clergyman and

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for the

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. Arulswamy was born in Viragalur. He died on 12 October 2003, at the age of 87.

Career

Arulswamy became ordained in 1944. He was appointed bishop in 1955. On 16 August 1988, he resigned from his position as bishop for the

References

1916 births 2003 deaths People from Ariyalur district 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in India {{Asia-RC-bishop-stub