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Roman Catholic bishop (1918–1989)
Bishop
Joseph Rajappa, RCM
Doctor of Divinity (Honoris causa)
The Most Reverend
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseKurnool (1967-1988)
Khammam (1988-1989)
AppointedKurnool ((1967-06-12)June 12, 1967)
Khammam ((1988-01-18)January 18, 1988)
In officeKurnool
(12 June 1967 - 18 January 1988)
Khammam
(18 January 1988 - 27 December 1989)
PredecessorPosition created
SuccessorMathew Cheriankunnel (Kurnool)
Marampudi Joji (Khammam)
Other post(s)Parish Priest, St. Mary's Minor Basilica, Shivajinagara (1945-1946)
Previous post(s)
  • Principal,
    • St. Mary’s High School, KGF (1948-1957)
    • St. Aloysius High School, Cox Town (1957-1967)
Orders
Ordination19 December 1945
by Thomas Pothacamury
Consecration7 September 1967
by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1918-11-03)November 3, 1918
Anekal, Kingdom of Mysore
DiedDecember 27, 1989(1989-12-27) (aged 71)
St. John's Hospital, Bangalore
BuriedAnekal, Karnataka
Nationality Kingdom of Mysore (1918–1947)
 India (1947–1989)
DenominationChristianity
ProfessionPriesthood
EducationB. Th. (Urbaniana)
B.A. (Mysore)
Alma mater
  • Bangalore
    • Archdiocesan Minor Seminary, St. Mary's Town
    • St. Joseph's College, Museum Road
    • St. Peter's Regional Seminary, Malleshwaram
MottoLatin: ORATIONE ET PRAEDICATIONE VERBI
Styles of
Joseph Rajappa
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency

Joseph Rajappa (3 November 1918 - 27 December 1989) was a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in India. He was the first Bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool (1967-1988) and in Roman Catholic Diocese of Khammam (1988-1989). He hailed from Anekal in erstwhile Mysore state.

He underwent spiritual formation St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore.

Religious titles
Preceded byPosition created Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool
Bishop - in - Kurnool
1967-1988 		Succeeded byC. Mathew, PIME
Preceded byPosition created Roman Catholic Diocese of Khammam
Bishop - in - Khammam
1988-1989 		Succeeded byM. Joji, RCM

References

  1. All India Seminar: Church in India Today, CBCI Centre, Bangalore, 1969, p.310.

Further reading

  • Anthonappa Chowrappa (2008). History of the Catholic Diocese of Kurnool, 1701-2007.
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