Rayappu Joseph

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Rayappu Joseph
Bishop of Mannar
Native name
இராயப்பு யோசப்
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseColombo
DioceseMannar
Installed6 July 1992
Term ended14 January 2016
PredecessorThomas Savundaranayagam
Personal details
Born(1940-04-16)16 April 1940
Delft, Ceylon
Died1 April 2021(2021-04-01) (aged 80)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
BuriedSea
Alma materPontifical 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]

Early life and family

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Joseph was born on 16 April 1940 on the island of Neduntheevu in northern Ceylon to a practitioner of indigenous medicine.[5][6][7] Living in Cheddikulam and Mannar during his early childhood, he was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[8][9] Joseph had a Doctor of Canon Law degree from the Pontifical Urbaniana University.[6]

Career

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Joseph was ordained a priest in December 1967.[5][6] He was a professor at the St Xavier's Seminary, Jaffna.[6] In July 1992 he was appointed Bishop of Mannar and was ordained a bishop in October 1992.[5][6]

Joseph has been a vocal critic of the Sri Lankan government/Sri Lankan military's conduct during the Sri Lankan Civil War and the country's human rights record.[10][11] This has led to him being threatened by government supporters.[12]

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