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{{Infobox Archbishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Samineni Arulappa
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| archbishop_of = Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]
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| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad]]
| enthroned = 6 December 1971
| ended = 29 January 2000
| predecessor = Archbishop G. Joseph Mark
| successor = Archbishop [[M. Joji]]
| ordination = 6 May 1950
| consecration = 13 February 1972
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| birth_date = 28 August 1924
| birth_place = [[Kilacheri]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| death_place = [[Secunderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| parents = Rajamma and Samineni Chinnaiah
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| motto = Love and Serve
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'''Archbishop Samineni Arulappa''' (28 August 1924 – 13 February 2005), often shortened to '''S Arulappa''', was an [[India]]n [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] clergyman who served as the Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hyderabad|Hyderabad]] from December 1971 through January 2000. The youngest priest to be consecrated to such a high office, he was also the longest-serving Catholic archbishop in [[India]].<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-1527836_ITM Access My Library, Former Archbishop Arulappa Passes Away]</ref> He was also the first archbishop who had the honour of being consecrated by [[Pope Paul VI]] in Rome.<ref name="Showrayya">Showrayya, B.F., ''Archbishop S. Arulappa as I know him'', in silver jubilee souvenir published by Archdiocese of Hyderabad (1997), Archbishop's House, 9-1-17/1, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India.</ref>{{rp|42-51}}

''"Love and Serve"'' was his motto.<ref name="Ecclesiastical">Ecclesiastical Units 2008, Archdiocese of Hyderabad, Archbishop's House, 9-1-17/1, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India.</ref>{{rp|40-41}}

==Early years==
Arulappa was born on 28 August 1924 to Rajamma and Chinnaiah in [[Kilacheri]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was the last born in a family of four sisters, two of whom are [[nuns]], and two brothers.<ref name="Arulappa">Arulappa S., Archbishop, ''Love and Serve'', Archdiocese of Hyderabad, Archbishop's House, 9-1-17/1, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad 500 003, Andhra Pradesh, India</ref>{{rp|5-6}} He was brought up in an atmosphere of strict discipline by his mother, who wanted to see her only son become a priest. The Archbishop reminisces that her mother looked forward to the day when she could see him as a priest, but both his parents died before he was ordained a priest. He was since supported by his brother Samineni Anthaiah.<ref name="Arulappa" />{{rp|37-40}}

==Divinity and pastorship==

===Seminary studies===
Arulappa evinced keen interest in pursuing the vocation of priesthood and also assisted the priests as an [[altar boy]] during his childhood. He was sent to the [[Kandy Pontifical College]] (known as the Papal Seminary, it was built in 1893 by [[Pope Leo XIII]]), [[Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]], to pursue theological studies.<ref name=papel>[http://www.jnanam.org/homeoflove/html/st_bishops.htm Papal Seminary, Pune] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003065047/http://www.jnanam.org/homeoflove/html/st_bishops.htm |date=3 October 2011 }}</ref> The Papal Seminary awarded Arulappa licentiate degrees in philosophy and theology ([[L. Ph.]] & [[L. Th.]]) on successfully completing his studies there.<ref>Memorial card of Archbishop Arulappa, privately circulated on his memorial service in February 2005.</ref> In 1955, the college re-located to [[Pune]]. (The Papal Seminary / Jnana Deepa Vidyapeeth is located in Ramwadi (Ahmednagar highway), Pune.)

Subsequently, he studied [[economics]] and [[education]] in [[Loyola College, Chennai]].

===Ordination and professorship===
Arulappa was ordained as a priest on 6 May 1950 by Bishop Ignatius Glennie, ''S.J.'', the then Bishop of [[Trincomalee]].<ref name=cath>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/barulappa.html Catholic Hierarchy, Archbishop Arulappa]</ref>

He joined the faculty of the Archdiocesan Minor & Major Seminaries in Madras and taught [[Latin]] and [[philosophy]] besides being the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of the seminary.<ref name="Ecclesiastical" />

Arulappa also served as a parish priest in two parishes<ref name="Arulappa" /> and was principal of St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Boys' High School in Madras.<ref name="Showrayya" />

He was sent to [[Oxford University]], the oldest university in England, for post-graduate studies in public and social administration.<ref name="Arulappa" />

Later, Arulappa was appointed as the rector of Christ Hall Seminary, a philosophate in Karumathur in [[Madurai]], and served as its rector.<ref>Memorial card of Archbishop Arulappa</ref>

==Archbishopric==
* Archdiocese of Hyderabad

===Background===
G. Joseph Mark was the fifth bishop of Hyderabad and later became archbishop when the diocese of Hyderabad was elevated to an archdiocese on 19 September 1953.<ref name="Ecclesiastical" />{{rp|39-40}} With his death on 28 February 1971, the office of the archbishop fell vacant.

===Appointment===
[[File:Stjosephscathedralhyderabad.png|thumb|St. Josephs, the seat of the Archbishop of Hyderabad|right]]
[[Father (title)|Fr.]] S. Arulappa of the archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore was brought in and nominated to the archbishopric of Hyderabad.

On 6 December 1971, he was appointed as the archbishop of Hyderabad. He was consecrated principally by [[Pope Paul VI]] and co-consecrators Cardinals Alfrink and Conway on 13 February 1972 at [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]].<ref name=cath />

He was installed as the archbishop of Hyderabad on 19 March 1972 in the All Saints' School Grounds in Abids, Hyderabad.<ref name="Ecclesiastical" />{{rp|40-41}}

Arulappa recollects that on 12 December 1971, he received a letter from the Apostolic Nunciature stating that he had been nominated as the archbishop of Hyderabad and all that he could do was just kneel down and pray like never before.<ref name="Arulappa" />

===Works===

====Parishes====
When the Archbishop took over the reins of the archdiocese, there were 18 parishes.<ref name="Arulappa" /> At the time of his retirement, there were 60 parishes, which speaks about the work he undertook.

About 85 priests were ordained in the archdiocese during his archbishopric.<ref name="Arulappa" />

====Arrival of the religious congregations====
Altogether, 37 religious congregations were invited to work in the archdiocese.<ref name="Arulappa"/>

====Educational institutions====
Apart from the formation of the Hyderabad Archdiocese Education Society (HAES), 35 high schools and 14 junior and degree colleges were opened.<ref name="Arulappa" />

====Structures====
* Arulappa was instrumental in founding the Hyderabad Archdiocese Social Service Society (HASSS) in 1973 which<ref name=hindu/> is involved in diverse developmental activities cutting across religious lines.
* Pastoral centre
* Hyderabad Archdiocese Education Society (HAES)
* Amruthavani communications centre
* Andhra Pradesh Social Service Society

====Missionaries of Charity====
In 1974, the Archbishop visited [[Calcutta]] for a CBCI meeting and proceeded to invite Blessed [[Mother Teresa]] to work in the archdiocese of Hyderabad.<ref name="Arulappa" />{{rp|47-50}} In 1978, the Missionaries of Charity started arriving in [[Secunderabad]], and on 15 August 1978, the work of the Missionaries of Charity was inaugurated. In January 1979, when [[Beatification|Blessed]] Mother Teresa arrived in Hyderabad for the first time, the Archbishop was there to receive her and later took her to the residence of the then-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. [[Marri Chenna Reddy]], who offered a part of a hospital in new Bhoiguda in Secunderabad for establishing a home for the dying destitute.<ref name="Arulappa" />

====Erection of new dioceses====
During the archbishopric of Arulappa, the region of Andhra Pradesh saw the erection of five new dioceses.<ref name="Arulappa" />

==Relations with the government==
Archbishop Arulappa did maintain good relations with the government. But when it came to laxity on the part of the government, he used to take them to task through the media.

Secunderabad hosts the Presidents of India annually. Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad is home to the Presidents during summers. The Archbishop used to call on them during the President's sojourn to Secunderabad. In 1982, President [[Giani Zail Singh]] visited St. Mary's Church in Secunderabad on invitation by the Archbishop.<ref name="Showrayya" />

==On secularism==
The Archbishop was known for his secular outlook. He remarked that one should have respect for other religions<ref name="Arulappa" /> and used to maintain cordial relations with leaders of other religious affiliations and was even invited to various ''fora''. He spoke at spiritual conferences organised by [[Swami Ranganathananda]] of the [[Ramakrishna Mission]] and [[Swami Chidananda Saraswati]] of the [[Divine Life Society]]. He organised a number of inter-religious dialogues with various faiths, according to his grand nephew P.L. Arulraj, state youth wing general secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of Andhra Pradesh.

==On ecumenism and unity of the Church==
In 1973,<ref name="ACTC"/> Arulappa took part in the inauguration of the new campus of the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], formed in 1964, which consisted of the [[Anglican]], [[Baptist]], [[Congregational]], [[Lutheran]], [[Methodist]] and [[Wesleyan]] Societies and involved the [[seminarians]] from [[St. John's Regional Seminary]] to take part in the inaugural cultural programme.<ref name="ACTC">[http://www.actchyd.com/milestones/ ACTC web site. ''Milestones'']</ref>

In 1977, he shared a dais with the global evangelist Rev. Dr. [[Billy Graham]] and his associate Rev. Dr. Akbar Abdul Haqq during their conventions in Secunderabad.<ref name="Arulappa" /> At another convention, he proposed common Eucharist among the Catholic and Protestant churches.<ref name="Arulappa" /> The Archbishop never used to turn down any invitation extended by the different church societies belonging to either Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant backgrounds. He considered himself as a father to all.

The yearly United Christmas Celebrations organised by laymen of Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant backgrounds was the brainchild of the lay Methodists of Hyderabad.<ref name="Roy">Roy, Raja Mohan, ''History of the United Christmas Celebrations'', 1990, Hyderabad</ref> Together, they approached the three bishops resident in Hyderabad, namely, Archbishop S. Arulappa, Bishop Victor Premasagar ([[Church of South India|CSI]] [[Bishop-in-Medak]]), and Bishop Elia Peter ([[Methodist]] Bishop of Hyderabad Regional Conference) who gave their nod, and thus was born the United Christmas Celebrations, a yearly event to which either the [[Governor]] or [[Chief Minister]] of Andhra Pradesh are invited with participation by all the churches of Hyderabad.<ref name="Roy" />

==Membership==
''[[ex-officio]]''
* Catholic Bishop's Conference of India
* Andhra Pradesh Bishop's Council
* Chairman of the CBCI Commission of Education

==Honours==

===Episcopal silver jubilee===

On 8 February 1997, the Archbishop celebrated his episcopal silver jubilee in the grounds of St. Mary's High School in Secunderabad. Eight regional bishops were also present.<ref name="Arulappa" /> The book ''Want to be a Hero'' authored by the Archbishop was also released.

A Silver Jubilee Souvenir describing the achievements of Archbishop Arulappa was released by the Archdiocese of Hyderabad, entitled ''Archbishop Arulappa completes a Quarter Century'', with articles by:

* [[Msgr.]] B. Julian
* [[The Reverend|Rev.]] [[Father (title)|Fr.]] J. Studen
* [[Dr.]] B. F. Showrayya
* [[Sri]] B. S. Innaiah
* [[Smt.]] Evonne Maria
* [[Kum.]] Corinne Campos
* [[Smt.]] Christina Andrews
* [[Smt.]] Nirmala Nair

===Priestly golden jubilee===
On 6 May 2000, the Archbishop celebrated his priestly golden jubilee.<ref name="Arulappa" />

==Retirement==

On 29 January 2000, Arulappa retired from his position as the Archbishop on reaching 75 years of age<ref name="Ecclesiastical" /> but continued to live in the Archbishop's House at [[Secunderabad]] and was Archbishop Emeritus.

On his retirement, the Archdiocese of Hyderabad released a book ''Love and Serve'', a brief [[memoir]] authored by Archbishop Arulappa himself.

==Appraisal==
* Dr. [[J. A. Oliver]] of the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Council of Churches:<ref name=hindu>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050315155049/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/14/stories/2005021407770500.htm ''The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh'', Monday, 14 February 2005 "Arulappa's services will be remembered, says YSR"]</ref>{{cquote|...Fr. Arulappa was known for his uprightness and never minced words in distinguishing religion from culture.}}
* Sri [[L. K. Advani]], Past Deputy Prime Minister of India:<ref name=hindu/>
{{cquote|...admired for his patriotism and bold espousal of cultural nationalism.}}
* Dr. [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]],<ref name=hindu/> Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh:
{{cquote|...He was a man of the masses and people not only of the Catholic community but those from all religions loved and respected him immensely.}}
* Sri K. R. Suresh Reddy, Speaker of the Legislature of Andhra Pradesh:<ref name="hindu2">[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/15/stories/2005021505900500.htm The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh, Tuesday, 15 February 2005]</ref>
{{cquote|...a man of great image who dwelt on the hearts of multitude of people on the dint of his unforgettable social service.}}
* Martin Michael and James Sylvester of the Catholic Association of Hyderabad<ref name=hindu/>
{{cquote|...During his three-decade-long tenure, he had seen the growth of the Archdiocese of Hyderabad from a mere 10 parishes to 72 in the districts of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Medak and Nizamabad.}}

==Writings==
* ''Want to be a Hero - Anecdotes with a message'', 1999, Amruthavani Publications, Secunderabad.
* ''The Ethics of Religious Conversions'', (with Dr. David Frawley), Pragna Bharathi, Hyderabad.<ref>[http://www.pragna.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 Pragna Bharathi, Hyderabad] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229090526/http://www.pragna.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 |date=29 December 2007 }}</ref>
* Quoted in ''B. K. Kiran's Education in Human Values for the Twenty-first Century'', a NCERT publication<ref>National Council of Educational Research & Training, Publication Abstract [http://ncert.nic.in/sites/publication/vechap4.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050808075434/http://ncert.nic.in/sites/publication/vechap4.htm |date=8 August 2005 }}</ref>{{cquote|...Perhaps the most fundamental and insidious challenge, is “lack of political will”. Archbishop of Hyderabad, the Rev. Samineni Arulappa (1999) perceives a reason behind this frequently lamented phenomenon: “Apparently there seems to be no political will to solve the problems of education. Many political leaders often seems to be not really interested to change the system. They are happy to keep the masses ignorant and illiterate. There are people who say that the Indian politicians and bureaucrats have never sincerely tried to educate the masses. Once education becomes compulsory and universal, people will be conscious of their rights and will not allow themselves to be exploited. They can elect their leaders on the basis of character, intellectual and moral excellence rather than region and religion.” Where will political will come from? Or, perhaps more pressingly, can anything be done about the increasing void of “character, intellectual and moral excellence” among the populace in the meantime?}}

==Ordination of women==
The eminent Catholic scholar and theologian Father [[John Wijngaards]], [[Mill Hill Missionaries|MHM]], [[Licentiate of Sacred Theology|L.S.S.]] ([[Rome]]), [[D. Th.]] ([[Rome]]) served as a lecturer in St. John's Regional Seminary, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] from 1964-1976 during the archbishopric of Arulappa. He espoused the cause of women priests.<ref>Association for the Rights of the Catholics in the Church, "Catholic Priest resigns from the priestly ministry because of conflict of conscience". Press statement by John Wijngaards [http://arcc-catholic-rights.org/wijngaards.htm arcc-catholic-rights.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010708092213/http://arcc-catholic-rights.org/wijngaards.htm |date=8 July 2001 }}</ref>

Although Archbishop Arulappa expressed his respect for women, he remained faithful to the stance taken by [[Holy See|Rome]] regarding women's ordination. Speaking at the plenary of the [[Association of Theologically Trained Women of India]] (ATTWI), held at the Auditorium of Stanley Girls High School, Chapel Road, Hyderabad, in 1999, he said that women in the Catholic Church were given duties like Bible reading, offering communion, etc., and were also holding independent positions in religious orders and managing institutions.<ref>ATTWI handbook (2007) for Members</ref>

Once, while addressing the Catholic Family Movement, he jocularly remarked that "God created man and rested. He created woman and neither God or man rested. That is the problem of all married people."<ref name="Showrayya" /> On another occasion, he remarked that "Women are only asking for equality. I am one of those who say that women are actually superior to men!" Were the Archbishop remarks veiled references to his upbringing in a family of four sisters and a mother?

==Death==
Archbishop Arulappa died in Hyderabad at the age of 80.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050315151741/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/14/stories/2005021407740500.htm ''The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh'', Monday, 14 February 2005 "Archbishop Arulappa passes away"]</ref> In accordance to his wishes stated in a will,<ref name="hindu2" /> he was buried in the altar in St. Mary's Church, [[Secunderabad]], on 14 February 2005.

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