Anthony Chirayath

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Anthony Chirayath (born 30 July 1941) is an Indian prelate of the Syro-Malabar Church who was the Bishop of Sagar from 2006 to 2018.

Biography

Chirayath was born in Aranattukara on 30 July 1941. He was ordained a priest on 2 January 1970.[1]

Chirayath was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Sagar[2] on 2 February 2006. The Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil CSsR, granted his episcopal consecration on 25 March of the same year; co-consecrators were Jacob Thoomkuzhy, Archbishop of Trichur, and his predecessor Joseph Pastor Neelankavil CMI.[3]

On 12 January 2018, Pope Francis accepted Chirayath's retirement due to age.[4][5]

References

  1. 1."Mar Antony Chirayath". syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. 2."RINUNCIA DELL'EPARCA DI SAGAR DEI SIRO-MALABARESI (INDIA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE". vatican.va (in Italian). 2 February 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. 3."Bishop Anthony Chirayath". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. 4."Rinuncia del Vescovo dell'Eparchia di Sagar dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e nomina del nuovo Vescovo". vatican.va (in Italian). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. 5."Pope appoints a new bishop for the Eparchy of Sagar, India". 12 January 2018.