Athanasius Rethna Swamy Swamiadian is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahmedabad, India.
Early life and education Swamy was born on 10 February 1961 at Tamil Nadu, India. He studied from St. Charles Major Seminary in Nagpur. He has also acquired a Licentiate in Clinical Psychology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Priesthood On 29 March 1989, Swamy was ordained a priest by Bishop Charles Gomes, S.J. Date EventTitle10 Feb 1961Born29 Mar 1989Ordained PriestPriest of Ahmedabad, India29 Jan 2018AppointedBishop of Ahmedabad, India14 Apr 2018Ordained BishopBishop of Ahmedabad, India
Episcopate Swamy was appointed bishop of Ahmedabad on 29 January 2018 by Pope Francis and consecrated by Thomas Ignatius MacWan on 14 April 2018. Prior to his appointment he was serving as the Rector of Vianney Vihar, Major Seminary in Vadodara.
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