Bishop’s Profile
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| NAME | MOST REV. DR. A. NEETHINATHAN Diocese of Chingleput |
| ADDRESS | Catholic Bishop’s House, Thimmavaram, Kancheepuram Road Thimmavaram, Chingleput – 603 101. Tamil Nadu, India |
| PHONE | 044 – 27 42 66 49 |
| FAX | 044 – 27 43 17 84 |
| [email protected] | |
| BORN ON | 03rd July 1955 |
| BORN AT | Kakkanur, Villupuram Taluk, Tamil Nadu |
| PRIESTLY ORDINATION ON | 09th May 1987 |
| ORDAINED AT | St. Andrew’s Church, Choolai, Chennai
Philosophy THEOLOGY Diploma in Comparative Religion |
| Positions held 1987-1991 | Assistant Director, Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre Director, Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre Vocation Promoter |
| 1991-1997 | Director, Chingleput Rural Development Society(The Official Social Service organ of the Diocese)
Parish Priest, St. Joseph’s Church, Chingleput Parish Priest, Christ the King Church, Karumbakkam Vicar Forane, Chingleput Deanery, Member of the Priests’ Council, and Member of the College of Consultors |
| 1997-1998 | Chaplain, JFK Medical Centre, New Jersey, USA |
| 1998-2000 | Master’s Degree in Pastoral Theology, St. John’s University, New York, USA |
| 2000-2002 | Vice-Rector, Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamallee Chennai |
| 19.07.2002 | Announcement as the First Bishop of Chengalpattu Diocese |
| 29.09.2002 | Episcopal Ordination |
| 2003-2009 | Chairman of Women Commission |
| 2010 | Chairman of Commission for SC/ST – TNBC Title of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa)(The Academy of Ecumenical Indian Theology and Church Administration) |
| 2011 | Chairman of Commission for SC/ST – CBCI |
| 2016 | Vice President of Tamil Nadu Bishop Council |
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The Diocese of Chingleput was declared as an independent new Diocese on 19th July 2002. Most Rev. Dr. A. Neethinathan was appointed as the first Bishop of Chingleput. The Diocese of Chinglput comprises of the entire civil districts of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram and some part of the district of Chennai. It has 107 parishes and three Independent Shrines. 80% of parishes are in the rural areas. 146 diocesan priests, 70 religious priests and 72 religious congregations serve in the diocese.