George Antonysamy

His Excellency
George Antonysamy
Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore
Appointed 21 November 2012
Installed 21 November 2012
Predecessor Malayappan Chinnappa
Other posts Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone
Orders
Ordination 19 November 1980
Consecration 21 September 2005
by Ivan Dias
Personal details
Born (1952-02-15) 15 February 1952
Tiruchirapalli, Madras State, India
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, 41, San Thome High Road, Chennai 600 004. Tamil Nadu, India
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Motto LUMEN FIDEI
Styles of
George Antonysamy
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Archbishop George Antonysamy[1] is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore.[2][3][4][5]

Early life & Education

He was born on 15 February 1952 in Trichy, Tamilnadu. He completed his primary education in Trichy and joined St. Augustine's Minor Seminary. He completed his Bachelor of Philosophy and Master of Theology degree from Pontifical Urban University, Rome.

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic Priest on 19 November 1980. He served as an assistant parish priest at the Holy Redeemer's Minor Basilica, Trichy for one year.[6]

Vatican Diplomat

He was appointed as the Charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan by Pope John Paul II in 2002. He was appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Liberia,[7] Guinea and Sierra Leone.[8] He resigned from his services as Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea on 8 Sep 2008.[9]

Episcopate

He was Ordained a Bishop on 21 Sep 2005. He was appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore on 21 Nov 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.[10][11][12][13] He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Sulci on 4 Aug 2005.

He was Appointed Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore on 21 Nov 2012.

References

  1. ↑ CBCICHANNEL (2012-11-21), Announcemnet of Archbishop George Antonysamy, Madras - Mylapore, retrieved 2017-08-21
  2. ↑ Team, Cw (2012-11-21). "Clerical Whispers: George Antonysamy new archbishop of Madras-Mylapore". Clerical Whispers. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ↑ Balu Ramesh (2012-11-21), Most Rev George Antonysamy, retrieved 2017-08-21
  4. ↑ "Madras-Mylapore gets new archbishop". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  5. ↑ "MYLAPORE TIMES » Rev. George Antonysamy is new Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore diocese". www.mylaporetimes.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop George Antonysamy | Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese George Antonysamy | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  7. ↑ Designs, BlueSeas Web. "President Sirleaf Bids Farewell to Apostolic Nuncio, H.E. George Antonysamy". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Archbishop George Antonysamy | Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore Archdiocese George Antonysamy | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  9. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop George Antonysamy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  10. ↑ "Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Most Rev.Dr.George Antonysamy as the 6th Archbishop". www.kattar.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  11. ↑ "George Antonysamy new archbishop of Madras-Mylapore | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  12. ↑ "Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore | Archbishop". archdioceseofmadrasmylapore.in. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  13. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop George Antonysamy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
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