Bangalore 9 March 2020 (CCBI) His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of His Excellency Most Rev. Sebastianappan Singaroyan (67) from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Salem, Tamilnadu. He served as the Chief Shepherd of the Diocese of Salem from October 18, 2000 to March 9, 2020
Bishop Singaroyan was born on 18 January, 1952 at Elathagiri in Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore. He was ordained priest on 27 May, 1978 for the Diocese of Salem. At age of 48 he was ordained fourth Bishop of Salem on 18 October, 2000.
He took doctorate in theology from Pontifical Lateran University, Rome in 1995. He has M.A. (Tamil), M.A. (Public Administration), M. Sc. (Psychology) all in the University of Madras. He was the professor of theology and director of pastoral ministry at Good Shepherd major seminary, Coimbatore. He was the Chairman of the CCBI Commission for Proclamation from 2011 to 2015.
| Name | Most. Rev. Dr. Sebastinappan Singarayan | |||
| Date of Birth | 18.01.52 | |||
| Date of Ordination | 27.05.78 | |||
| Episcopal Consecration on | 18.10.2000 | |||
| Feast Day | November 10 | |||
| Resigned as Bishop on | 09.03.2020 | |||
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| Phone | 94436 04045 | |||
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The Diocese of Salem comprises of civil districts of Salem and Namakkal. In 1623 Southern Kongunadu, part of Salem District, under Madurai Nayakkars accepted Christianity, through Fr. Robert De Nobili, S.J. and his successors, the Portuguese Jesuits of the Madurai Mission. About 1654, the Italian Jesuits of the Mysore mission had a residence near Hosur.. In 1687, the Mysore Mission laboured in the entire area of the present diocese. Fr. De Cunha died in 1711 at Kapiganathi near Hosur.