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<p>Article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Roman Catholic bishop}}<br /> {{one source|date=April 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}<br /> <br /> Archbishop &#039;&#039;&#039;Packiam Arokiaswamy&#039;&#039;&#039; (20 February 1921 &amp;ndash; 22 May 2003) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] prelate and [[Bishops in the Catholic Church|bishop]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore]]. Born in [[Kombeikadu]] in 1921 he was ordained a priest in 1946. On 16 January 1971, he was nominated as Bishop of Ooty and was consecrated as bishop on 28 March 1971. However within a few months, on 6 December 1971, he was promoted to [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore|Archbishop of Bangalore]]. He was appointed bishop of Tanjore on 12 September 1986. Though he was appointed Bishop of Tanjore, the Vatican allowed him to retain the title of Archbishop (Personal title). He was thus referred to as Archbishop Packiam Arokiasamy, Bishop of Tanjore. He retired 28 June 1997. He died in 2003.&lt;ref&gt;http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baroki.html CH&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Arokiaswamy, Packiam}}<br /> [[Category:1921 births]]<br /> [[Category:2003 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Clergy from Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Indian Roman Catholic bishops]]<br /> [[Category:Roman Catholic archbishops of Bangalore]]</div>

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