His Excellency

Peter Abir Antonysamy
Bishop of Sultanpet
SeeSultanpet
Appointed28 December 2013
Installed16 February 2014
Orders
Ordination1 May 1979
Consecration16 February 2014
by Salvatore Pennacchio
Personal details
Born
Peter Abir Antonysamy

(1952-04-07) 7 April 1952
Sathipattu
DenominationCatholic
MottoFractus ut Aedificem (Broken to build)
Ordination history of
Peter Abir Antonisamy
History
Priestly ordination
Date1 May 1979
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorSalvatore Pennacchio
Co-consecratorsFrancis Kallarakal Thomas Aquinas Lephonse
Date16 February 2014
Styles of
Peter Abir Antonisamy
Reference styleRight Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Peter Abir Antonisamy (07 April 1952, Sathipattu, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sultanpet.[1]

Early life

He was born in Sathipattu, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India on 07 April 1952.

Priesthood & Education

He was ordained a priest on 1 May 1979. He holds a master's degree in biblical theology from St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, a master's degree in literature and history from the University of Titrupathy, India, a licentiate in sacred scriptures from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, and a doctorate in sacred scriptures from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome.

Episcopate

He was appointed bishop of Sultanpet by Pope Francis on 28 December 2013.[2] He was consecrated on 16 February 2014 with Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio as principle consecrator. Archbishop Francis Kallarakal and Bishop Thomas Aquinas Lephonse acted as co-consecrators.[1] His episcopal motto is broken to build.

On 27 January 2021, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Peter Abir as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore upon the resignation of its Archbishop Antony Anandarayar. His office as Apostolic Administrator ceased by the appointment of Bishop Francis Kalist as Archbishop of Pondicherry on 19 March 2022.

Experience

After ordination he held the following positions:[3]

  • 1979-1981: Assistant parish to Athipakkam;
  • 1981-1983: Studies at St. Peter's Pontifical Institute, Bangalore;
  • 1983-1984: Secretary of the Archbishop and Chancellor of the Curia;
  • 1984-1986: Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Good Shepherd Seminary, Coimbatore;
  • 1986-1987: Priest in Kurumbagaram;
  • 1987-1990: Director of the St. Paul's Bible Institute, Poonamelle;
  • 1990-1996: Studies in Rome, residing at the Pontifical College of St. Peter the Apostle;
  • 1996-2004: Director of the St. Paul's Bible Institute, Poonamelle;
  • 2002-2004: Deputy secretary of the Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council;
  • 2002-2008: Coordinator for South Asia of the Catholic Biblical Federation;
  • 2004-2010: Director of the Tamil Nadu Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical Centre;
  • Since 2010: Director Emmaus Spirituality Centre, Sithanagur, which he founded in 2004.
  • Feb 2021 - Apr 2022: Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore

References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Peter Abir Antonysamy at Catholic-Hierarchy". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "New diocese of Roman Catholic church comes up in Kerela's Palakkad". The Times of India. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pope Francis erects new Diocese of Sultanpet in India". Vatican Radio. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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