Anthony Swamy Thomasappa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Thomasappa Anthony Swamy
Bishop of Chikmagalur
Archdiocese:Bangalore
Diocese:Chikmagalur
Appointed:2 December 2006
Enthroned:6 February 2007
Predecessor:John Baptist Sequeira
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:20 May 1984
Consecration:6 February 2007
Consecrated By:Bernard Moras
Birth Date:9 February 1951
Birth Place:Mariyannapalya Karnataka India
Nationality:Indian
Religion:Roman Catholic
Alma Mater:Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto:TO LOVE AND SERVE

Thomasappa Anthony Swamy is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur, India.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

He was born in Mariyanna Palya, a small village in Bangalore on 9 February 1951.

Priesthood

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Bangalore on 20 May 1984.

He was a professor in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore. Thomasappa was in charge of Seminary Publications and Director of Kannada Sanga in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore.

Education

Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa did his doctorate in Missiology in Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Chikmagalur on Dec. 2, 2006, and was ordained bishop on Feb. 6, 2007. The Karnataka state diocese belongs to the ecclesiastical province headed by the Archdiocese of Bangalore.[4]

He worked in various parishes of the Archdiocese before being elected as the Bishop of Chikkamagaluru.

He was appointed the Bishop of Chikkamagaluru by Pope Benedict XVI. He was installed as bishop by Bernard Blasius Moras.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Diocese of Chikmagalur, India. GCatholic. 2018-08-29.
  2. Web site: Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa Bishop of Chikmagalur Diocese Anthony Swamy Thomasappa Ucanews. directory.ucanews.com. 2018-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175604/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-thomasappa/84. 29 August 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: The Pope accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Chikmagalur and appoints successor - Agenzia Fides. Agenzia. Fides. www.fides.org. 3 April 2018.
  4. News: New Bishop for Chikmagalur. 2007-02-08. The Hindu. 2018-08-29. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: Bishop Anthony Swamy Thomasappa [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2018-08-29.