Monsignor Michael Augustine (12 June 1933 – 4 November 2017) was an Indian archbishop (emeritus) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore from 1999 through 2004. He served as Bishop of Vellore from 1981 through 1992.

He served the Church for 39 years as a bishop and for 56 years as a priest. He was born in Kovilanoor, Tamil Nadu. He resigned in 2004 due to health problems along with Pope John Paul II accepting his resignation. Since 2004 until his death, Augustine held the title of Emeritus Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

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Augustine died on 4 November 2017 at a hospital in Pondicherry, India of a heart attack at the age of 84.

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References

Other websites

Archbishop Michael Augustine at catholic-hierarchy.org

Archbishop Michael Augustine at Vellore Diocese

Archbishop Michael Augustine at Derrick Augustin Website

1933 births

2017 deaths

Deaths from myocardial infarction

Indian Roman Catholic bishops

Roman Catholic archbishops

Michael Augustine