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
- ↑ Bishop Emeritus of Mannar Rayappu Joseph passes away (1 April 2021)Colombo Page. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ MannarPontifical Mission Societies – Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ Resignation accepted of Bp. Rayappu and new Apostolic Administrator of Mannar appointed (14 January 2016)Vatican Radio. Retrieved 16 January 2016.