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{{Short description|Catholic archbishop}} | {{Short description|Indian Latin Catholic archbishop (b. 1945)}} | ||
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| title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] | | title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] | ||
| image = | | image = Antony Anandarayar (cropped).jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| province = | | province = | ||
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] | | diocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] | ||
| enthroned = 10 July 2004 | | enthroned = 10 July 2004 | ||
| ended = 27 January 2021 | | ended = 27 January 2021 | ||
| predecessor = [[Michael Augustine (bishop)|Michael Augustine]] | | predecessor = [[Michael Augustine (bishop)|Michael Augustine]] | ||
| successor = | | successor = [[Francis Kalist]] | ||
| ordination = 21 December 1971 | | ordination = 21 December 1971 | ||
| ordained_by = [[Daniel Paul Arulswamy]] | | ordained_by = [[Daniel Paul Arulswamy]] | ||
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| buried = [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry|Cathedral Cemetery]], Pondicherry | | buried = [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry|Cathedral Cemetery]], Pondicherry | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| religion = [[ | | religion = [[Catholic Church]] ([[Latin Church]]) | ||
| residence = Pondicherry | | residence = Pondicherry | ||
| parents = Antony & Collet Mary | | parents = Antony & Collet Mary | ||
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| alma_mater = [[St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary]] | | alma_mater = [[St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary]] | ||
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'''Antony Anandarayar''' (17 July 1945 – 4 May 2021) was an | '''Antony Anandarayar''' (17 July 1945 – 4 May 2021) was an [[India]]n [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] prelate who served as [[Archbishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]].<ref name="catholic-hierarchy">[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/banand.html Archbishop Antony Anandarayar] at catholic-hierarchy.org</ref><ref>[http://www.pondicherryarchdiocese.org/curia.php?link_id=1 Official website of Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]</ref> His episcopal motto in Latin is ''Servire in Fide et in Amore'', which means ''To serve with Faith and Love''. He died on 4 May 2021. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He has a doctorate in [[Missiology]] and a [[Doctor of canon law|Doctorate in Canon Law]]. | He has a doctorate in [[Missiology]] and a [[Doctor of canon law|Doctorate in Canon Law]]. | ||
He was ordained priest on 21 December 1971. He was nominated as | He was ordained priest on 21 December 1971. He was nominated as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ootacamund|Bishop of Ootacamund]] on 12 January 1997 and was consecrated by Cardinal [[Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]] with co-consecrators as Archbishop [[Michael Augustine (bishop)|Michael Augustine]] and Archbishop Aruldass James on 29 January 1997. | ||
He was | He was appointed as [[archbishop]] for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore|Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore]] on 10 June 2004 and installed on 5 July that year. | ||
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 January 2021 from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore after he reached the mandatory age of retirement in accordance with Canon Law. | Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 January 2021 from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore after he reached the mandatory age of retirement in accordance with Canon Law. | ||
In April 2021, he contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalised in St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai. Though he later tested negative, on 4 May morning, his health condition deteriorated as the oxygen saturation level was very low. He | In April 2021, he contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalised in St. Thomas Hospital, Chennai. Though he later tested negative, on 4 May morning, his health condition deteriorated as the oxygen saturation level was very low. He died the same day, 4 May 2021 at 9:30 pm.<ref name="Archbishop Anandarayar Passed Away">{{Cite web|url=https://ccbi.in/archbishop-anandarayar-passed-away/|title = Archbishop Anandarayar Passed Away – CCBI}}</ref> | ||
His mortal remains were then brought to the [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry]], where he was laid for homage. The funeral Mass was celebrated on the evening of 5 May 2021. After that, he was laid to rest at the Clergy Cemetery inside the Cathedral Campus. | His mortal remains were then brought to the [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry]], where he was laid for homage. The funeral Mass was celebrated on the evening of 5 May 2021. After that, he was laid to rest at the Clergy Cemetery inside the Cathedral Campus. | ||