| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian | |
| Bishop of Ahmedabad | |
| Archdiocese: | Gandhinagar |
| Diocese: | Ahmedabad |
| Appointed: | 29 January 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Ordination: | 29 March 1989 |
| Ordained By: | Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. |
| Consecration: | 14 April 2018 |
| Consecrated By: | Thomas Ignatius MacWan |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Tamil Nadu India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Previous Post: | Rector of Vianney Vihar, Major Seminary, Vadodara |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad, India.[1] [2] [3]
Swamy was born on 10 February 1961 at Tamil Nadu, India. He studied from St. Charles Major Seminary in Nagpur. He has also acquired a Licentiate in Clinical Psychology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.[4]
On 29 March 1989, Swamy was ordained a priest by Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J.[5]
| Date [6] | Event | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1961 | Born | ||
| 29 Mar 1989 | Ordained Priest | Priest of Ahmedabad, India | |
| 29 Jan 2018 | Appointed | Bishop of Ahmedabad, India | |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Ordained Bishop | Bishop of Ahmedabad, India |
Swamy was appointed bishop of Ahmedabad on 29 January 2018 by Pope Francis and consecrated by Thomas Ignatius MacWan on 14 April 2018.[7] [8] Prior to his appointment he was serving as the Rector of Vianney Vihar, Major Seminary in Vadodara.[9]