Samineni Arulappa

Samineni Arulappa

Archbishop Samineni Arulappa (28 August 1924 – 13 February 2005), often shortened to S Arulappa, was an Indian Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Hyderabad from December 1971 through January 2000. The youngest priest to be consecrated to such a high office, he was also the longest-serving Catholic Archbishop in India. He was also the first Archbishop who had the honour of being consecrated by Pope Paul VI in Rome (Showrayya 1997, p. 42-51).

"Love and Serve" was his motto (Ecclesiastical Units 2008, p. 40-41).

Read more about Samineni Arulappa:  Early Years, Relations With The Government, On Secularism, On Ecumenism & Unity of The Church, Membership, Retirement, Appraisal, Writings, Ordination of Women, Death