BORN ON :
15th February 1952
BORN AT :
Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu
EDUCATION :
Primary in his native place
COLLEGE :
B. Sc (Physics) - St Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli
MINOR SEMINARY :
St. Augustine’s, Tiruchirapalli
MAJOR SEMINARY :
B.Th and M.Th. - Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy
PRIESTLY ORDINATION ON :
19th November 1980
ORDAINED AT :
St Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirapalli Incardinated to the Diocese of Tiruchirapalli
ASSIGNMENT:
1980 - 1981 : Asst. Parish Priest Holy Redeemer's Minor Basilica, Tiruchirapalli
HIGHER STUDIES:
Ph. D. (Pastoral Theology) - Lateran University, Rome, Italy
Licentiate in Canon Law - Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy
Specialization in Canon Law (Jurisprudence) - Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy
Diploma in International Law & Diplomacy - Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Rome, Italy
LANGUAGES KNOWN :
Tamil, English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Indonesian
CHOSEN FOR:
1987 : The Diplomatic Service of the Holy See The Vatican City
ASSIGNMENTS:
In Various Capacities : Indonesia, Algeria, Tunis, Libya, Morocco, The Central African Republic, Congo, Chad, Bangladesh, Baltic Countries - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia & Finland
1998 - 2002 : Vicar General, Apostolic Administration Estonia, Baltic Country
CHARGE D’AFFAIRES (2002):
Apostolic Nunciature in Jordan
ELECTED TITULAR ARCHBISHOP:
Titular Archbishop of Sulci in Sardinia, Italy
by : His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
on : 4th August 2005
EPISCOPAL ORDINATION ON:
21st September 2005
at : St. Mary's Cathedral, Tiruchirapalli
MOTTO:
Under your Patronage
ASSIGNMENTS:
Apostolic Nunico of :
Gambia : 4th August 2005
Liberia : 4th August 2005
Guinea : 4th August 2005
Sierra Leone : 20th September2005
In Charge of Pastoral Administration: Archdiocese of Monrovia,
Liberia: 2006 – 2009
21ST NOVEMBER 2012
Appointed as Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
27TH JANUARY 2013
Installation & taking charge of the Archdiocese
Feast
23rd April (St. George)
HISTORY
Pope Benedict XVI Appointed Most Rev.Dr.George Antonysamy as the 6th Archbishop of Historical Metropolitan Archdiocese of Madras – Mylapore on 21.11.2012.
Most Rev.Dr.George Antonysamy a native of Trichy was born on 15th February 1952.
He completed Bachelor of Philosophy and then Master of Theology in Urban University, Rome. He was ordained priest on Nov. 19, 1980 in Trichy by then Trichirapally Bishop – Rt.Rev.Dr.Thomas Fernando D.D,.D.C.L.for the Trichy Diocese
After one year as assistant parish priest at the Holy Redeemer's Minor Basilica, Trichy, he was sent to Rome for higher studies.
In 2002, Blessed Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Charge d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Jordan.
On August 4, 2005, Monsignor George Antonysamy was elected as Titular Archbishop of Sulci in Sardinia, Italy, by Pope Benedict XVI and had his Episcopal Ordination on September 21, 2005 in Trichy.His Principal Consecrator was Ivan Cardinal Dias Archbishop of Bombay and Principal Co-Consecrators were Archbishop Henryk Hoser, S.A.C.Titular Archbishop of Tepelta and Bishop Antony Devotta Bishop of Tiruchirapalli.
He was simultaneously appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, an office which he holds until his appointment as the Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore.
He was Installed as the 6th Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore on 27th January 2013 at St.Bedes Hr.Sec School Campus,Santhome. At 5 PM.