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)
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
Orders
Ordination	16 December 1972 by Anthony Rayappa Arulappa
Consecration	25 January 1994 by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Personal details
Birth name	Malayappan Chinnappa
Born	(1937-07-23) July 23, 1937 Ayandur-Mugaiyur
Denomination	Catholic
Parents	Malayappan - Ubagara Mary
Motto	To 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 by Packiam Arokiaswamy Date March 1971 Place Kristu Jyoti College , Bangalore Priestly ordination Ordained by Anthony Rayappa Arulappa Date 16 December 1972 Place St. Francis Xavier's Church - Shrine of Mary of Help. Broadway, Chennai. Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy Co-consecrators Marianus Arokiasamy Michael Augustine Date 25 January 1994 Place Don Bosco, Vellore
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Malayappan Chinnappa as principal consecrator Amalraj Arulappan 2006 Soundaraj Periyanayagam 2006

See also

• Catholic Church in India

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 style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Monsignor

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