Ambrose Mathalaimuthu
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ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Coimbatore
In office6 December 1979 – 10 July 2002
PredecessorManuel Visuvasam
Ambrose Mathalaimuthu | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Coimbatore | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Coimbatore |
| In office | 6 December 1979 – 10 July 2002 |
| Predecessor | Manuel Visuvasam |
| Successor | Thomas Aquinas Lephonse |
| Previous post | Bishop of Tuticorin (1971-1979) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1951 |
| Consecration | 9 December 1971 by Justin Diraviam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1925 |
| Died | 15 November 2009 (aged 84) |
The Most Reverend Ambrose Mathalaimuthu D.D. D.C.L. (25 July 1925 – 15 November 2009) was Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, India.
Born in Nagalur, Tamil Nadu, South India, he was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1951. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin on 30 August 1971 and was ordained on 9 December 1971. On 6 December 1979, he was appointed bishop of the Coimbatore Diocese, retiring on 10 July 2002, shortly before his 77th birthday.[1]
