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Venmani S. Selvanather (6 July 1913 – 14 October 1993) was an Indian prelate of the
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. He was the Archbishop of the
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from 1973 to 1992, succeeding Ambrose Rayappan. He founded several initiatives in the educational and social service field.


Career

Selvanather was born at Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu. He was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Salem on 26 October 1941. He was appointed Bishop of Salem on 3 March 1949. He was consecrated by Bishop Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier on 1 May 1949. He was the Bishop of Salem from 1949 to 1973 and participated in
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as a ''Council Father''. He was appointed as Archbishop in 1973, retiring on 24 June 1992. He was succeeded by Archbishop Michael Augustine as Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. He died on 14 October 1993.


Archbishop

As Archbishop, Selvanather was responsible for the establishment of Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society (PMSSS) and South Arcot Multipurpose Social Service Society (SAMSSS). He started St.Joseph’s College of Arts & Science and St.John’s College Seminary at Cuddalore. He also started
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at Pondicherry.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selvanather, Venmani S. 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India Roman Catholic archbishops of Pondicherry and Cuddalore 1913 births 1993 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council Indian Roman Catholic archbishops