Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
Most Rev. Dr. George Antonysamy, a native of Trichy was born on 15th February 1952. He completed Bachelor of Philosophy and then Master of Theology in Urban University, Rome. He was ordained priest on Nov. 19, 1980 in Trichy by then Trichirapally Bishop – Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Fernando D.D., D.C.L. for the Trichy Diocese. After one year as assistant parish priest at the Holy Redeemer’s Minor Basilica, Trichy, he was sent to Rome for higher studies. In 2002, Blessed Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan. On August 4, 2005, Monsignor George Antonysamy was elected as Titular Archbishop of Sulci in Sardinia, Italy, by Pope Benedict XVI and had his Episcopal Ordination on September 21, 2005 in Trichy. His Principal Consecrator was Ivan Cardinal Dias Archbishop of Bombay and Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C. Titular Archbishop of Tepelta and Bishop Antony Devotta Bishop of Tiruchirapalli. He was simultaneously appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, an office which he holds until his appointment as the Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore. He was Installed as the 6th Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore on 27th January 2013.