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{{Infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = archbishop<br />
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend<br />
| name = Dr. Abraham Viruthakulangara<br />
| honorific-suffix = <br />
| title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur]]<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| archdiocese = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur]]<br />
| see = [[Nagpur]]<br />
| appointed = 17 January 1998<br />
| term_start = 22 April 1998<br />
| term_end = 19 April 2018<br />
| predecessor = Leobard D’Souza<br />
| successor = Elias Joseph Gonsalves<br />
| other_post = <br />
| ordination = 28 October 1969<br />
| ordained_by = <br />
| consecration = 13 July 1977<br />
| consecrated_by = Archbishop Eugene Louis D’Souza, M.S.F.S.<br />
| cardinal = <br />
| rank = <!-- Personal details --><br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1943|6|5}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[British Raj]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|4|19|1943|6|5}}<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| previous_post = <br />
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]]<br />
| coat_of_arms = <br />
| motto = DUNIYA KE LEE MASSEH<br />
| native_name = അബ്രഹാം വിരുതകുലംഗര<br />
| native_name_lang = Malayalam<br />
}}<br />
'''Abraham Viruthakulangara''' was an Indian [[archbishop]] of [[Nagpur]]. He was also the President of the Maharashtra Regional Bishops' Conference.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Abraham was born on 5 June 1943 in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He completed his Major studies from St. Charles’ Seminary Nagpur. He completed B.A. in Hindi from [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University|Sagar University]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He also held [[Bachelor's degree|Baccalaureate]] in [[Theology]]. <br />
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== Priesthood ==<br />
Abraham was ordained a [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priest]] on 28 October 1969. <br />
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== Episcopate ==<br />
Abraham was appointed [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|Bishop]] of [[Khandwa]] on 4 March 1977 and was ordained a [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|bishop]] on 13 July 1977. He was appointed Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Nagpur]], India on 17 January <br />
1998.<br />
He was only an eight year priest when he was ordained as a bishop <br />
And was a bishop for more than 40 years <br />
With simple and humble living.<br />
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==Death==<br />
On 19 April 2018 (around midnight - 1 am IST) he died from a [[cardiac arrest]] after attending a bishops' conference in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nagpurarchdiocese.org/archbishop.aspx|title=archbishop|website=nagpurarchdiocese.org|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/archbishop-viruthakulangara/39|title=Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara {{!}} Archbishop of Nagpur Archdiocese Abraham Viruthakulangara {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2017-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603191845/http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/archbishop-viruthakulangara/39|archive-date=3 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bviru.html|title=Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref><br />
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{{Succession box<br />
| title=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|Archbishop of Nagpur]] <br />
| years=1998 &ndash; 2018<br />
| before=Leobard D’Souza <br />
| after=Elias Joseph Gonsalves<br />
}}<br />
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[[Category:1943 births]]<br />
[[Category:2018 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Christian clergy from Kottayam]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India]]<br />
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