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Bishop Savarimuthu Arokiaraj

Bishop of Tiruchirapalli

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Born
Oct 24, 1954 Lalapettai, India
Nationality
India
Ordained priest
Jan 8, 1981 12A Convent Road, India
Ordained bishop
Aug 15, 2021 Tiruchirapalli, India
Appointed
Aug 15, 2021
Principal consecrator
Antony Pappusamy
Co-consecrators
Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss Amalraj Arulappan

Msgr. Savarimuthu Arokiaraj was born on 24 October 1954 in Lalapettai, in the diocese of Tiruchirapalli. He carried out his studies in philosophy (1974-1976) and in theology (1977-1980) at Saint Peter’s Seminary in Bangalore. He was awarded a doctorate in theology with specialisation in liturgy at the Institut Catholique de Paris (2002). He was ordained a priest on 8 January 1981 for the diocese of Tiruchirapalli. Since priestly ordination, he has held the following offices: parish vicar of Saint Joseph’s Church, Dindigul (1981); parish priest in Ayyampatty (1981-1986) and Udayapatty (1986-1987); secretary of the Commission for the Liturgy of the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (1988-1991, 2002-2008); regional secretary of the Commission for the Liturgy, Tindivanam (1991-1994); diocesan chancellor (2009-2015) and parish priest in Subramaniapuram (2009-2012); teacher of liturgy at Saint Paul’s Seminary (2012-2015); parish priest of the Cathedral of Tiruchirapalli (2014ì5-2016); rector of Saint Paul’s Seminary (2016-2019) and, since 2019, rector of the Holy Redeemer’s Basilica in Tiruchirapalli.