Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy

In this Indian name, the name Simon is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lourdusamy". "Duraisamy" would be his father's name and not his "house name as this name belongs to Tamils and Tamil people do not have any house name as their surname.It is always the name of the father is the surname or first letter is used as the initial.e.g D.SIMON LOURDUSAMY, where D stands for Duraisamy. .

His Eminence  Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Cardinal-Priest of S Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri
Other posts	Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya (1962–1964) Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore (1962–1964) Titular Archbishop of Philippi (1964–1968) Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangalore (1964-1968) Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore (1968–1971) Secretary of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1973–1985) Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri (1985–1996) Prefect of Congregation for the Oriental Churches (1985–1991) Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (1993–1996) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri (29-Jan-1996 -)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1951 by Msgr. Auguste-Siméon Colas
Consecration	22 August 1962 by Msgr. Ambrose Rayappan
Created Cardinal	25 May 1985
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	February 5, 1924 (1924-02-05) (age 87) Kalleri, Tamil Nadu, India
Denomination	Catholic
Alma mater	St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary Loyola College, Chennai Pontifical Urbaniana University
Motto	Ædificare domum Dei which means To build the house of God
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Styles of Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri (Deaconry raised pro hac vice)

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (born February 5, 1924) is an Indian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the Roman Curia, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985. His episcopical motto is Ædificare domum Dei which means To build the house of God.

He is the 4th cardinal from India and the first curial cardinal of Asia outside of the Middle East.

Biography

Lourdusamy was born in the Kalleri village, Tamil Nadu, India. He had his early education at Tindivanam and Cuddalore. He studied philosophy and theology at St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore during 1946-1951. He was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1951 by Archbishop Auguste-Siméon Colas, MEP, the then Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. After studying at Loyola College in Madras (1952–1953), he was sent to Rome to pursue higher studies in the area of Canon Law at the Pontifical Urbaniana University (1953–1956) from where he obtained a doctorate.

On returning to the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore he served as Secretary to the Bishop, Editor of the archdiocesan weekly "Sarva viyabhi" (சர்வ வியாபி), and was choir master at the Cathedral in Pondicherry.

Bishop

On returning to India, Lourdusamy served as Archdiocesan Chancellor and private secretary to Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan, edited the archdiocesan Tamil weekly Sarva Viyabhi (சர்வ வியாபி), and was Choir Master at the Cathedral from 1956 to 1962 before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore and Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya on July 2, 1962. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 22 from Archbishop Rayappan, with Bishops Rajarethinam Sundaram and Daniel Arulswamy serving as co-consecrators. Lourdusamy later attended the Second Vatican Council (Sessions 2, 3 and 4 as a Council Father). On November 9, 1964, he was made the Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangalore, and then succeeded Thomas Pothacamury as Archbishop on January 11, 1968. He left India to serve in the Curial Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in March 1971, and resigned as Archbishop of Bangalore on April 30. Lourdusamy was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Vice Chancellor of the Urbaniana University on February 26, 1973.

Cardinal

Pope John Paul II created Lourdusamy Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri in the consistory of May 25, 1985; he is the first Tamil to be raised to the rank of cardinal. Lourdusamy was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches on the following October 30, and later resigned the post on May 24, 1991. He became Cardinal Protodeacon (the senior Cardinal-Deacon) on April 5, 1993, and served as a special papal legate to the funeral of Mother Teresa on September 13, 1997. On April 5, 1993 was appointed protodeacon. He chose to become a Cardinal-Priest on January 29, 1996.

Trivia

• He is an elder brother of the priest and theologian D. S. Amalorpavadass.

External links

• Biography
• Cardinal Lourdusamy on Cardinal rating
• Cardinal Lourdusamy on Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Aurelio Sabattani	Cardinal Protodeacon 5 April 1993 – 29 January 1996	Succeeded by Eduardo Martínez Somalo

Persondata
Name	Lourdusamy, Duraisamy Simon
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Date of birth	February 5, 1924
Place of birth	Kalleri, Tamil Nadu, India
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