Ambrose Mathalaimuthu
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The Most Reverend Ambrose Mathalaimuthu D.D.
(July 25, 1925 –
November 15, 2009) was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India
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Born in Nagalur, Tamil Nadu
, he was ordained as a priest on December 21, 1951. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin on August 30, 1971 and was ordained on December 9, 1971. On December 6, 1979, he was appointed bishop of the Coimbatore Diocese, retiring on July 10, 2002, shortly before his 77th birthday.
Doctor of Divinity
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(July 25, 1925 –
November 15, 2009) was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Born in Nagalur, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, he was ordained as a priest on December 21, 1951. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin on August 30, 1971 and was ordained on December 9, 1971. On December 6, 1979, he was appointed bishop of the Coimbatore Diocese, retiring on July 10, 2002, shortly before his 77th birthday.