Ambrose Rayappan

Archbishop
Ambrose Rayappan
Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
See Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Appointed 7 August 1953
Installed 25 March 1953
Term ended 17 March 1973
Predecessor Auguste-Siméon Colas
Successor Venmani S. Selvanather
Orders
Ordination 16 December 1923
Consecration 25 March 1953
by Auguste-Siméon Colas
Personal details
Birth name Ambrose Rayappan
Born (1901-02-25)25 February 1901
Dharapuram
Died 24 November 1999(1999-11-24) (aged 98)
Pondicherry
Buried Cathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry
Denomination Catholic
Motto Fides Vincit Mundum
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 style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Ordination history of
Ambrose Rayappan
History
Priestly ordination
Date 16 December 1923
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Auguste-Siméon Colas
Co-consecrators

Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri)

Francis Xavier Muthappa
Date 25 March 1953
Place Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Ambrose Rayappan as principal consecrator
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy 1962
Joseph S. Thumma 1970

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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Danio Bolognini		 — TITULAR —
Bishop of Sidon
8 January 1953 – 7 August 1953		 Succeeded by
Romolo Carboni
Preceded by
János Mikes		 — TITULAR —
Bishop of Selymbria
7 August 1953 – 28 November 1955		 Succeeded by
Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
Preceded by
Auguste-Siméon Colas		 Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
28 November 1955 – 17 March 1973		 Succeeded by
Venmani S. Selvanather



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