Rayappu Joseph

Bishop Rayappu Joseph (Tamil: இராயப்பு யோசப்; 16 April 1940 – 1 April 2021)[1] was a Sri Lanka Tamil prelate. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.[2][3]

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

References
  1. "Bishop Emeritus of Mannar Rayappu Joseph passes away". Colombo Page. 1 April 2021.
  2. "Mannar". Pontifical Mission Societies – Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  3. "Resignation accepted of Bp. Rayappu and new Apostolic Administrator of Mannar appointed". Vatican Radio. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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