Background
He was born to Ponnu Tambi Ambroise and Antoinette Ambroise in Pondicherry, India.
He was born to Ponnu Tambi Ambroise and Antoinette Ambroise in Pondicherry, India.
He was appointed on 1 April 2005 and was consecrated by Pedro López Quintana on 18 May 2005. Bishops Antony Anandarayar and Peter Fernando acted as co-consecrators. He succeeded Bishop Peter Fernando to become the sixth bishop of tuticorin.
He was ordained a priest at Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry by Archbishop Ambrose Rayappan.
He has held the following positions:
15-05-1968 – Junior 1969 Assistant Parish Priest at Cuddalore North.T.
Junior
1969 - February 1970 Street.Peter’s Pastoral Institute Poonamallee – Student
February
1970 - May 1971 Assistant Parish Priest at Neyveli
May 1971- August
1972 Diocesan Director of YCS & YCW
August 1972 -Junior 1974 Parish Priest of Thurinjipoondy
Junior
1974 -September 1976 Lent to Hyderabad, Andhra
Regional YCS & YCW Chaplain
September
1976 – Higher Studies in Belgium
January 1983 – Assistant Director, Caritas Asia, India
May 1988 – Executive Director of Caritas, India
Junior 1995 – Sabbatical Year
25.05.1996 – 20.09.1999 Parish Priest of Quasi Parish T.R.Pattinam
10.09.1999 – Secretary, Coordinator – Caritas Asia.
01.04.2005 Nominated Bishop of Tuticorin.