Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan †

Deceased

Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
25 Feb 1901		Born	Dharapuram
16 Dec 1923	22.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Coimbatore, India
8 Jan 1953	51.9	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
8 Jan 1953	51.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Sidon
25 Mar 1953	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Sidon
7 Aug 1953	52.5	Appointed	Coadjutor Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
7 Aug 1953	52.5	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria
28 Nov 1955	54.8	Succeeded	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
17 Mar 1973	72.1	Resigned	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
24 Nov 1999	98.7	Died	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

a priest for 75.9 years
a bishop for 46.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) †
Bishop Francis Xavier Muthappa †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan † (1953)
Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. † (1930)
Archbishop Elie-Jean-Joseph Morel, M.E.P. † (1909)
Bishop Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. † (1899)
Archbishop Joseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. † (1883)
Archbishop François-Jean-Marie Laouënan, M.E.P. † (1868)
Bishop Etienne-Louis Charbonnaux, M.E.P. † (1845)
Bishop Clément Bonnand, M.E.P. † (1833)
Bishop Louis-Charles-Auguste Hébert, M.E.P. † (1811)
Bishop Pietro Antonio Raimundo de San Giuseppe Roviglia, O.C.D. † (1808)
Bishop Pietro Ramazzini † (1795)
Bishop Luigi Maria di Gesu Pianazzi, O.C.D. † (1785)
Bishop Pierre Brigot, M.E.P. † (1757)
Bishop Juan de La Fuente Yepes † (1754)
Archbishop Pedro José Manuel (Pedro de la Trinidad) Martínez de Arizala, O.F.M. † (1745)
Archbishop Gregorio de Molleda y Clerque † (1725)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Principal Consecrator of:
Duraisamy Simon Cardinal Lourdusamy
Bishop Joseph S. Thumma †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Manuel Visuvasam †
Bishop Michael Bosco Duraisamy †

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