Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss
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Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss[1] is an Indian Catholic bishop serving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanjavur. He was born on 6 October 1947 to Mariadoss and Ranjitham, a Catholic family from Ammapet in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu state.[2] After finishing his basic education at Appavu Thevar High School at Ukkadai, he joined St. Mary's Minor Seminary to become a diocesan priest when the diocese was in desperate need of native priests. He was then sent to Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, along with F. Antonysamy, the present bishop of Kumbakonam to do a pre-university course for his secular UG degree. After finishing his secular studies, he was sent to St. Paul's Seminary, Trichy for his priestly formation and for his philosophical (B.ph) and theological studies (B.Th.). Eventually, he was ordained a priest on 5 August 1974 by Bishop Arokiasamy Sundaram, the first Bishop of Thanjavur.
Dr. Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss | |
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Bishop of Thanjavur | |
Diocese | Diocese of Thanjavur |
Installed | 24 September 1997 |
Predecessor | Packiam Arokiaswamy |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 August 1974 |
Consecration | 24 September 1997 by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy |
Personal details | |
Born | Devadass Ambrose (1947-10-06) 6 October 1947 (age 76) Ammapet, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Denomination | Catholic |
Residence | Bishop's House |
Parents | Mariadoss, Ranjitham |
Occupation | Bishop of Thanjavur |
Alma mater | St. Paul's Seminary; St. Peter's Seminary; Pontifical Biblical Institute; Catholic University of Paris |
Motto | The Lord is My Shepherd |