Diocese of Kumbakonam
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Our Shepherd

Most Rev. Jeevanandam Amalanathan

கும்பகோணம் மறைமாவட்ட ஆயர் • Bishop of Kumbakonam since 11 Feb 2024

Cathedral

JA

EPISCOPAL MOTTO

"To Shepherd in Love"

“அன்பில் மேய்ப்போம்”
Born

2 Apr 1963, Michaelpatti

Ordained Priest

6 May 1990

Appointed

13 Jan 2024

Consecrated

11 Feb 2024

Doctorate in Pastoral Theology (Lateran, Rome) • Former Rector of Poondi Basilica • Professor at Sacred Heart Seminary, Chennai

BISHOP'S MESSAGE • ஆயரின் செய்தி

"My dear people of God, let every parish be a family of families — where no one is a stranger, where the poor find a home, and where Christ is adored in the Eucharist and served in our neighbour."

“ஒவ்வொரு பங்கும் குடும்பங்களின் குடும்பமாகத் திகழட்டும் — ஏழைகளுக்கு இல்லமாக, கிறிஸ்துவுக்கு ஆலயமாக.”

+ Jeevanandam Amalanathan • Pastoral Letter, Jubilee 2024

SUCCESSION OF SHEPHERDS • முன்னாள் ஆயர்கள்
HB

Hugo M. Bottero

1899 – 1913

Founder • Tamil Bible Scholar

AC

M. Augustine Chapuis

1913 – 1930

Father of Native Vocations

PF

Peter Francis

1931 – 1955

First Indian Bishop

PA

D. Paul Arulsamy

1955 – 1988

Vatican II Reformer

PR

Peter Remigius

1990 – 2007

Builder • Educator

AF

Antonisamy Francis

2008 – 2024

Bishop Emeritus

JA

Jeevanandam Amalanathan

2024 – Present

Current Shepherd

Current