Malayappan Chinnappa
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Archbishop
Malayappan Chinnappa
S.D.B.
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) | |
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| See | Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
| Appointed | 1 April 2005 |
| Installed | 22 May 2005 |
| Term ended | 21 November 2012 |
| Predecessor | James Masilamony Arul Dass |
| Successor | George Antonysamy |
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| Ordination | 16 December 1972 by Anthony Rayappa Arulappa |
| Consecration | 25 January 1994 by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
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| Born |
Malayappan Chinnappa
July 23, 1937 Ayandur-Mugaiyur
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Parents | Malayappan - Ubagara Mary |
| Motto | To Serve and Give My Life For Many |
Aesu Malayappan Chinnappa or A. M. Chinnappa is the Archbishop Emeritus of Madras-Mylapore and the Founder of the Society of God's Reign (Currently a Public Association). He was formerly Bishop of Vellore.
Biography
Chinnappa was born on 23 July 1937 at Ayandur which was then a substation of Mugaiyur Parish. He was ordained Priest of Salesians of Don Bosco on 16 December 1972. On November 17, 1993 he was appointed as the Bishop of Vellore by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained as the Bishop of Vellore on January 25, 1994 by Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy. On 1 April 2005 he was appointed as the Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore, the post he held until his retirement on 12 November 2012. On August 24, 2011 he founded a Religious Institute called Society of God's Reign.
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