Anthony Swamy Thomasappa
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Most Reverend Thomasappa Anthony Swamy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Chikmagalur | |
| Archdiocese | Bangalore |
| Diocese | Chikmagalur |
| Appointed | 2 December 2006 |
| Installed | 6 February 2007 |
| Predecessor | John Baptist Sequeira |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 May 1984 |
| Consecration | 6 February 2007 by Bernard Moras |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1951 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | TO LOVE AND SERVE |
Thomasappa Anthony Swamy is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chikmagalur, India.[1][2][3]
He was born in Mariyanna Palya, a small village in Bangalore on 9 February 1951.
Priesthood
He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Bangalore on 20 May 1984.
He was a professor in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore. Thomasappa was in charge of Seminary Publications and Director of Kannada Sanga in St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore.