Malayappan Chinnappa


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.[1]

Archbishop

Malayappan Chinnappa

S.D.B.
Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
SeeMadras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
Appointed1 April 2005
Installed22 May 2005
Term ended21 November 2012
PredecessorJames Masilamony Arul Dass
SuccessorGeorge Antonysamy
Orders
Ordination16 December 1972
by Anthony Rayappa Arulappa
Consecration25 January 1994
by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Personal details
Birth nameMalayappan Chinnappa
Born (1937-07-23) July 23, 1937
Ayandur-Mugaiyur
DenominationCatholic
ParentsMalayappan - Ubagara Mary
MottoTo Serve and Give My Life For Many

Biography

Chinnappa was born on 23 July 1937 at Ayandur which was then a substation of Mugaiyur Parish.[2] 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.

Ordination history of
Malayappan Chinnappa
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained byPackiam Arokiaswamy
DateMarch 1971
PlaceKristu Jyoti College , Bangalore
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAnthony Rayappa Arulappa
Date16 December 1972
PlaceSt. Francis Xavier's Church - Shrine of Mary of Help. Broadway, Chennai.
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Co-consecratorsMarianus Arokiasamy Michael Augustine
Date25 January 1994
PlaceDon Bosco, Vellore
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Malayappan Chinnappa as principal consecrator
Amalraj Arulappan2006
Soundaraj Periyanayagam2006
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See also

References
  1. Bishop A. M. Chinnappa SDB – Fifth Bishop of Vellore
  2. "Archbishop Malayappan Chinnappa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 8 June 2016.


Styles of
Malayappan Chinnappa
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleMonsignor
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Michael Augustine		 Bishop of Vellore
17 Nov 1993 - 1 Apr 2005		 Succeeded by
Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B.
Preceded by
James Masilamony Arul Das		 Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
1 April 2005 - 21 Nov 2012		 Succeeded by
George Antonysamy
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