Most Rev. Dr. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy
Bishop T. Anthony Swamy was born on Feb. 2, 1951, in Mariannapalaya, a village parish of Bangalore Archdiocese, and did his seminary formation at St. Joseph's Pontifical Institute in Bangalore. He was ordained a priest for the archdiocese on May 20, 1984. He served as a parish priest and, after earning his doctorate in Missiology from Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, taught at St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore. He was appointed Bishop of Chikmagalur on Dec. 2, 2006, and was ordained bishop on Feb. 6, 2007. The Karnataka state diocese belongs to the ecclesiastical province headed by Bangalore Archdiocese.


Most Rev. Dr. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy

Born :
09-02-1951

Ordained Priest :
20-05-1984

Consecrated Bishop :
06-02-2007

Residence :
Jyothi Nilaya, Jyothinagara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka - 577 102

Telephone :
08262 - 220389 (Off)
08262 - 221689 (Pers)

Fax :
08262 - 220389

E-mail :
bishopckm@yahoo.co.in
anthaswam@yahoo.co.in (Personal)

Website :
www.chikmagalurdiocese.com

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Rev. Dr. Thomasappa Anthony Swamy