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Most Rev. Dr Arulappan Amalraj DD STD. The sixth bishop of the Roman catholic diocese of ootacamund.

Father’s Name:Mr M. Arulappan (Late) Mother’s Name :Mrs S. Antonyammal (Late) Home Address 49, Upper Attadi, Coonoor-643 101, The Nilgiris Dt Names of Brothers Mr A. Alphonse Madalaimuthu (A. Mani) Mr A. Antony Cruz (Late) Mr A. Joseph Arulsamy Mr A. Andrews Paulraj Mr A. Albert Pushparaj Name of Sister Mrs A. Josephine Mary Date of Birth:04th December, 1953 Place of Birth:Attadi, Coonoor Diocese of Origin;Diocese of Ootacamund Baptized on:06th December, 1953, St Antony’s Church, Coonoor Minister of Baptism:Rev. Fr Humberto C. D’Souza First Communion & Confirmation:St John de Britto’s Church, Sathy Confirming Prelate:Cardinal Antony Padiyara Ordaining Prelate: RevDr.Pakiyam Arokiyaswamy Studies: St Pius X Minor Seminary, Ootacamund Major Seminary St Peter’s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore Regency:St John the Baptist’s Church, Doddagajanur Date of Ordination:26th December,1980 Educational Qualifications B.A., (History, Sociology, Philosophy) Doctorate in Theology Place of Ordination St Antony’s Church, Coonoor Languages Known Tamil, Kannada, English, Italian, German Nominated as Bishop of Ootacamund 30th June, 2006 Episcopal Consecration 09th August, 2006 Episcopal Moto “Ad Gloriam Dei Ad Bonum Fidelium”

A simple and a holy shepherd of the diocese of ootacamund who guides the diocese for nearly 16 years in holiness and in the light of God.