| Honorific-Prefix: | Archbishop |
| Malayappan Chinnappa | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | S.D.B. |
| Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) | |
| See: | Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) |
| Appointed: | 1 April 2005 |
| Term Start: | 22 May 2005 |
| Term End: | 21 November 2012 |
| Predecessor: | James Masilamony Arul Dass |
| Successor: | George Antonysamy |
| Ordination: | 16 December 1972 |
| Ordained By: | Anthony Rayappa Arulappa |
| Consecration: | 25 January 1994 |
| Consecrated By: | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
| Birth Name: | Malayappan Chinnappa |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Ayandur-Mugaiyur |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Parents: | Malayappan - Ubagara Mary |
| Motto: | To Serve and Give My Life For Many |
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]
Chinnappa was born on 23 July 1937 at Ayandur which was then a substation of Mugaiyur Parish. He studied a Teacher Training Course with the MEP Fathers in Tindivanam.[2]
He was ordained Priest of Salesians of Don Bosco on 16 December 1972.[3] On November 17, 1993 he was appointed as the Bishop of Vellore by Pope John Paul II.[4] He was ordained as the Bishop of Vellore on January 25, 1994 by Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy. During his time there, he built a new cathedral.
On 1 April 2005 he was appointed as the Archbishop of Madras-Mylapore, the post he held until his retirement on 12 November 2012.
He has held the post of Chairman of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India Commission on Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes.[5]
On August 24, 2011 he founded a Religious Institute called the Society of God's Reign.
| Malayappan Chinnappa | |
| Dipstyle: | The Most Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Grace |
| Relstyle: | Monsignor |
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