Back رايابو چوزيف ARZ Rayappu Joseph German Rayappu Joseph Spanish Rayappu Joseph Finnish Rayappu Joseph Polish Rayappu Joseph SIMPLE Rayappu Joseph Swahili இராயப்பு யோசேப்பு Tamil
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 |
| Died | 1 April 2021 (aged 80) Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Buried | Sea |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urbaniana University |
Bishop Rayappu Joseph (Tamil: இராயப்பு யோசப்; 16 April 1940 – 1 April 2021)[1] was a Sri Lanka Tamil prelate and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Bishop Emeritus of Mannar Rayappu Joseph passes away". Colombo Page. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Remembering Bishop Rayappu Joseph: A Tireless Campaigner for Justice in Sri Lanka". Jeevethan Selvachandran. The Diplomat. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.