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'''Anthony Chirayath''' (born 30 July 1941) is an Indian prelate of the [[Syro-Malabar Church]] who was the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Sagar|Bishop of Sagar]] from 2006 to 2018.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Chirayath was born in [[Aranattukara]] on 30 July 1941. He was ordained a priest on 2 January 1970.<ref name="bio">{{cite web| url= http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/bishop.php?id=26 | title= Mar Antony Chirayath | website= syromalabarchurch.in | language=en | accessdate= 2020-06-06}}</ref><br />
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Chirayath was appointed by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] as Bishop of Sagar<ref>{{cite web| url= http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2006/02/02/0058/00168.html | title= RINUNCIA DELL’EPARCA DI SAGAR DEI SIRO-MALABARESI (INDIA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE | website= vatican.va | date= 2006-02-02 | language=it | accessdate= 2020-06-06}}</ref> on 2 February 2006. The Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil CSsR, granted his episcopal consecration on 25 March of the same year; co-consecrators were Jacob Thoomkuzhy, Archbishop of Trichur, and his predecessor Joseph Pastor Neelankavil CMI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bchira.html|title=Bishop Anthony Chirayath|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org}}</ref><br />
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On 12 January 2018, Pope Francis accepted Chirayath's retirement due to age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/01/12/0022/00049.html|title=Rinuncia del Vescovo dell’Eparchia di Sagar dei Siro-Malabaresi (India) e nomina del nuovo Vescovo|website=vatican.va|date=2018-01-12|accessdate=2018-01-12|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-01/new-bishop-sagar-diocese.html|title=Pope appoints a new bishop for the Eparchy of Sagar, India|date=12 January 2018}}</ref><br />
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