Rayappu Joseph

Rayappu Joseph
Rt Rev.; Rayappu Joseph
	Bishop of Mannar
Native name	இராயப்பு யோசப்
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Colombo
Diocese	Mannar
Installed	6 July 1992
Term ended	14 January 2016
Predecessor	Thomas Savundaranayagam
Personal details
Born	16 April 1940; Delft, Ceylon
Alma mater	Pontifical Urbaniana University

Right Reverend Rayappu Joseph (Tamil: இராயப்பு யோசப்; born 16 April 1940) is a Sri Lanka Tamil priest and the former Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.[1][2]

Early life and family

Joseph was born on 16 April 1940 on the island of Neduntheevu in northern Ceylon.[3][4] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[5][6] Joseph has a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Pontifical Urbaniana University.[4]

Career

Joseph was ordained as a priest in December 1967.[3][4] He was a professor at the St Xavier's Seminary, Jaffna.[4] In July 1992 he was appointed Bishop of Mannar and was ordained as a bishop in October 1992.[3][4]

Joseph has been a vocal critic of the Sri Lankan government/Sri Lankan military's conduct during the Sri Lankan Civil War and the country's human rights record.[7][8] This has led to him being threatened by government supporters.[9]

References

"Mannar". Pontifical Mission Societies - Sri Lanka.
"Resignation accepted of Bp. Rayappu and new Apostolic Administrator of Mannar appointed". Vatican Radio. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
"Bishop Rayappu Joseph". Catholic Hierarchy.
"BBishop Joseph". Union of Catholic Asian News.
"Past Bishops". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Colombo Branch. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014.
Rasaiya, Christy (16 July 2000). "St. Patrick's 150 years old". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
"Sri Lanka's war panel arouses strong emotions". BBC News. 11 January 2011.
"Sri Lanka row over Catholic letter on human rights". BBC News. 6 March 2012.
Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (2 June 2012). "Pope Benedict to express concern over Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph's safety to President Rajapaksa at Vatican". dbsjeyaraj.com.

External links

Bishop of Mannar, Mannar Diocese

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Mannar 6 July 1992 – 14 January 2016	Succeeded by Kingsley Swampillai (as Apostolic Administrator)

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[1] "Mannar". Pontifical Mission Societies - Sri Lanka.

[Vatican-2] "Resignation accepted of Bp. Rayappu and new Apostolic Administrator of Mannar appointed". Vatican Radio. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[CH-3] "Bishop Rayappu Joseph". Catholic Hierarchy.

[UCAN-4] "BBishop Joseph". Union of Catholic Asian News.

[5] "Past Bishops". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Colombo Branch. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014.

[6] Rasaiya, Christy (16 July 2000). "St. Patrick's 150 years old". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).

[7] "Sri Lanka's war panel arouses strong emotions". BBC News. 11 January 2011.

[8] "Sri Lanka row over Catholic letter on human rights". BBC News. 6 March 2012.

[9] Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (2 June 2012). "Pope Benedict to express concern over Mannar Bishop Rayappu Joseph's safety to President Rajapaksa at Vatican". dbsjeyaraj.com.