Michael Augustine (bishop)
Savarinathan Michael Augustine | |
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| Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Pondicherry and Cuddalore |
| Installed | 25 June 1992 |
| Term ended | 10 June 2004 |
| Predecessor | Venmani S. Selvanather |
| Successor | Antony Anandarayar |
| Other post(s) | Sous-Director of Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School Vice-Rector of St. Peter Pontifical Seminary Rector of St. Peter Pontifical Seminary Auxiliary bishop of Madras – Mylapore Bishop of Vellore |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 April 1961 by Ambrose Rayappan |
| Consecration | 29 March 1978 by Duraisamy Simon Card. Lourdusamy |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1933 Kovilanoor, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 4 November 2017 (aged 84) Pondicherry, India |
| Buried | Cathedral Cemetery, Pondicherry |
| Alma mater | Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli St. Agnes (Minor) Seminary St. Peter Pontifical Seminary l'Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | "Fiat" means Let Lord's will be done |
| Coat of arms | |
Savarinathan Michael Augustine (12 June 1933 – 4 November 2017) was an Indian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the sixth Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore from 1992 to 2004. He is an honorary member of Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. He served the church for 39 years as a bishop and for 56 years as a priest. He died on 4 November 2017.
Augustine was sometimes referred to as the "People's Bishop", and "Bishop of the poor." He was fluent in English, French, Tamil, and Latin. He was a Tamil scholar, as well as a lyricist, poet, writer, singer, pianist, magician and artist.