Joseph Rajappa

Bishop

Joseph Rajappa, RCM

Doctor of Divinity *(Honoris causa)*
Bishop; Joseph Rajappa, RCM; Doctor of Divinity (Honoris causa)
The Most Reverend
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Kurnool (1967-1988) ; Khammam (1988-1989)
Appointed	Kurnool (June 12, 1967); Khammam (January 18, 1988)
In office	Kurnool; (12 June 1967 - 18 January 1988); Khammam; (18 January 1988 - 27 December 1989)
Predecessor	Position created
Successor	Mathew Cheriankunnel (Kurnool); Marampudi Joji (Khammam)
Other post(s)	Parish Priest, St. Mary's Minor Basilica, Shivajinagara (1945-1946)
Previous post(s)	Principal, St. Mary’s High School, KGF (1948-1957); St. Aloysius High School, Cox Town (1957-1967); ;
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1945; by Thomas Pothacamury
Consecration	7 September 1967; by Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	November 3, 1918; Anekal, Kingdom of Mysore
Died	December 27, 1989 (aged 71); St. John's Hospital, Bangalore
Buried	Anekal, Karnataka
Nationality	Kingdom of Mysore (1918–1947); India (1947–1989)
Denomination	Christianity
Profession	Priesthood
Education	B. Th. (Urbaniana); B.A. (Mysore)
Alma mater	Bangalore Archdiocesan Minor Seminary, St. Mary's Town; St. Joseph's College, Museum Road; St. Peter's Regional Seminary, Malleshwaram; ;
Motto	Latin: ORATIONE ET PRAEDICATIONE VERBI

Joseph Rajappa (3 November 1918 - 27 December 1989) was a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in India. He was the first Bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool (1967-1988) and in Roman Catholic Diocese of Khammam (1988-1989). He hailed from Anekal in erstwhile Mysore state.

Religious titles
Preceded by Position created	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool Bishop - in - Kurnool 1967-1988	Succeeded by C. Mathew, PIME
Preceded by Position created	Roman Catholic Diocese of Khammam Bishop - in - Khammam 1988-1989	Succeeded by M. Joji, RCM

References

^ All India Seminar: Church in India Today, CBCI Centre, Bangalore, 1969, p.310.[1]