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
Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Nationality Indian
Residence Archbishop's House, 41, San Thome High Road, Chennai 600 004. Tamil Nadu, India
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Styles of
George Antonysamy
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Archbishop George Antonysamy is the serving Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore.

Early Life

He was born on 15 February 1952 in Trichy, Tamilnadu.

Religious Life

He was ordained a Catholic Priest on 19 November 1980. He was appointed as the Charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan by Pope John Paul II in 2002. He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Sulci on 4 Aug 2005. He was appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone and still holds that office. 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.[1][2][3]

Reference

  1. ↑ "George Antonysamy new archbishop of Madras-Mylapore | UCAN India". www.ucanindia.in. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore | Archbishop". archdioceseofmadrasmylapore.in. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  3. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop George Antonysamy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
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