Archbishop

Ambrose Rayappan
Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
SeePondicherry and Cuddalore
Appointed7 August 1953
Installed25 March 1953
Term ended17 March 1973
PredecessorAuguste-Siméon Colas
SuccessorVenmani S. Selvanather
Orders
Ordination16 December 1923
Consecration25 March 1953
by Auguste-Siméon Colas
Personal details
Born
Ambrose Rayappan

(1901-02-25)25 February 1901
Dharapuram
Died24 November 1999(1999-11-24) (aged 98)
Pondicherry
BuriedCathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry
DenominationCatholic
MottoFides Vincit Mundum
Coat of armsAmbrose Rayappan's coat of arms

Ambrose Rayappan (25 February 1901 – 24 November 1999) was the tenth and the first indigenous Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.[1] He was born at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu. He was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Coimbatore on 16 December 1923. He participated in the Second Vatican council as a Council Father.[2]

On 8 January 1953 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, and was consecrated on 25 March 1953 by Auguste-Siméon Colas. He was appointed as coadjutor of the same archdiocese on 7 August 1953. When Mgr. Colas resigned, he succeeded him on 28 November 1955. He resigned his post on 17 March 1973. He was succeeded by Venmani S. Selvanather.

Tomb of Mgr. Ambrose Rayappan
Styles of
Ambrose Rayappan
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Ordination history of
Ambrose Rayappan
History
Priestly ordination
Date16 December 1923
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAuguste-Siméon Colas
Co-consecratorsThomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) Francis Xavier Muthappa
Date25 March 1953
PlaceImmaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ambrose Rayappan as principal consecrator
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy1962
Joseph S. Thumma1970

References

  1. ↑ "Our Bishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 December 2014.



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