The Most Reverend

Royappan Antony Muthu
Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of Vellore
Bishop Royappan Antony Muthu
DioceseVellore
SeeVellore
Installed21 April 1971
Term ended19 December 1980
PredecessorDavid Marianayagam
SuccessorMichael Augustine
Other post(s)Bishop of Vellore
Orders
Ordination28 March 1936
Consecration21 April 1971
Personal details
Born
Royappa Antony Muthu

(1912-04-07)7 April 1912
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Died19 December 1980
Vellore
BuriedVellore
NationalityIndian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Royappan Antony Muthu
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Rayappan Antony Muthu (1912–1980) was the third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India from 1971 up to his death.[1] He undertook religious and social initiatives, and presided over diocesan boundary changes.

1969 boundary change

In 1969, in an effort to bring the diocesan boundaries in line with civil districts, the Taluk of Tiruthani in the District of Chingleput, belonging to the Diocese of Vellore, was detached from it and added to the Archdiocese of Madras–Mylapore. In addition, the Taluks of Thiruvannamalai and Chengam in the District of North Arcot, up to then belonging to the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore, were detached from it and added to the Diocese of Vellore.[2]

Career as Bishop

On March 6, 1971, Muthu was nominated as the Bishop of Vellore. He was consecrated bishop on April 21, 1971. He established 24 convents in the Diocese of Vellore. He established Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Sisters of Poor Clare at Rangapuram, Sathuvachary. He also erected 17 new parishes. He also saw to the needs of the retired priests in getting a house constructed at Sathuvachary, Vellore. A Mother and Child welfare programme was organized with the help of Catholic Relief Services.

1975 boundary change

During Muthu's period as Bishop, by a decision dated 20 January 1975, of the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the five taluks of the civil district of Chittoor, namely Chittoor, Palmaner, Kuppam, Bangaupalam and Satyavedu belonging to the Diocese of Vellore were detached from it and added to the Diocese of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Muthu died on December 19, 1980.

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Royappan Antony Muthu". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Decree Prot. No.404/69 1 September 1969 of the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
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