Abraham Viruthakulangara

The Most Reverend

Dr. Abraham Viruthakulangara
The Most Reverend; Dr. Abraham Viruthakulangara
Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur
Native name	അബ്രഹാം വിരുതകുലംഗര
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur
See	Nagpur
Appointed	17 January 1998
Installed	22 April 1998
Term ended	19 April 2018
Predecessor	Leobard D’Souza
Successor	Elias Joseph Gonsalves
Orders
Ordination	28 October 1969
Consecration	13 July 1977; by Archbishop Eugene Louis D’Souza, M.S.F.S.
Personal details
Born	5 June 1943; Kerala, British Raj
Died	19 April 2018 (aged 74); New Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
Motto	DUNIYA KE LEE MASSEH

Abraham Viruthakulangara was an Indian archbishop of Nagpur. He was also the President of the Maharashtra Regional Bishops' Conference.

Early life[]

Abraham was born on 5 June 1943 in Kerala, India. He completed his Major studies from St. Charles’ Seminary Nagpur. He completed B.A. in Hindi from Sagar University, Madhya Pradesh. He also held Baccalaureate in Theology.

Priesthood[]

Abraham was ordained a Catholic priest on 28 October 1969.

Episcopate[]

Abraham was appointed Bishop of Khandwa on 4 March 1977 and was ordained a bishop on 13 July 1977. He was appointed Archbishop of Nagpur, India on 17 January 1998. He was only an eight year priest when he was ordained as a bishop And was a bishop for more than 40 years With simple and humble living.

Death[]

On 19 April 2018 (around midnight - 1 am IST) he died from a cardiac arrest after attending a bishops' conference in New Delhi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leobard D’Souza	Archbishop of Nagpur 1998 – 2018	Succeeded by Elias Joseph Gonsalves

References[]

^ "archbishop". nagpurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara | Archbishop of Nagpur Archdiocese Abraham Viruthakulangara | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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[1] "archbishop". nagpurarchdiocese.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[2] "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara | Archbishop of Nagpur Archdiocese Abraham Viruthakulangara | Ucanews". directory.ucanews.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[3] Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

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