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Tuticorin

Name
  
Yvon Ambroise

Installed
  
18 May 2005

Predecessor
  
Peter Fernando


Birth name
  
Yvon Ambroise

Appointed
  
April 1, 2005

Denomination
  
Catholic

Ordination
  
December 23, 1967

Yvon Ambroise

Consecration
  
18 May 2005 by Pedro Lopez Quintana

Born
  
30 August 1942 (age 81) Pondicherry (
1942-08-30
)

Parents
  
Ponnu Tambi Ambroise, Antoinette Ambroise

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Yvon Ambroise (born 30 August 1942) is the current Bishop of Tuticorin. He was appointed on 1 April 2005 and was consecrated by Pedro López Quintana on 18 May 2005. Bishops Antony Anandarayar and Peter Fernando acted as co-consecrators. He succeeded Bishop Peter Fernando to become the sixth bishop of tuticorin.

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He was born to Ponnu Tambi Ambroise and Antoinette Ambroise in Pondicherry, India. He was ordained a priest at Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry by Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan.

Posts Held

He has held the following positions:

  • 15-05-1968 – Jun. 1969 Assistant Parish Priest at Cuddalore N.T.
  • Jun. 1969 - Feb. 1970 St.Peter’s Pastoral Institute Poonamallee – Student
  • Feb. 1970 - May 1971 Asst. Parish Priest at Neyveli
  • May 1971- Aug. 1972 Diocesan Director of YCS & YCW
  • Aug. 1972 -Jun. 1974 Parish Priest of Thurinjipoondy
  • Jun. 1974 -Sep. 1976 Lent to Hyderabad, Andhra
  • Regional YCS & YCW Chaplain
  • Sep. 1976 – Higher Studies in Belgium
  • Jan. 1983 – Asst. Director, Caritas Asia, India
  • May 1988 – Executive Director of Caritas, India
  • Jun. 1995 – Sabbatical Year
  • 25.05.1996 – 20.09.1999 Parish Priest of Quasi Parish T.R.Pattinam
  • 10.09.1999 – Secretary, Coordinator – Caritas Asia.
  • 01.04.2005 Nominated Bishop of Tuticorin.
  • References

    Yvon Ambroise Wikipedia