AR Chelliah

Rt. Rev. Dr. Anantha Raj Rayappan Chelliah
Bishop of CSI Kanyakumari Diocese
ChurchChristian
DioceseCSI Kanyakumari Diocese
SeeChurch of South India
In office2019–present
SuccessorRt. Rev. G. Devakadasham
Previous post(s)District Chairman
Orders
Ordination1994
Consecration7 July 2019
by Rt. Rev. Thomas K. Oommen & Rt. Rev. Dr. Vadapalli Prasada Rao
Personal details
Born (1958-07-07) July 7, 1958 (age 66)
Pulluvilai, Kanyakumari

Anantha Raj Rayappan Chelliah is an Indian religious leader:[1] since 2019 he has been Bishop of Kanyakumari Diocese.[2]

Chelliah was born on the 7 July 1958. He was educated at Madurai Kamaraj University. Chelliah was ordained in 1994. He served at Neyyoor, and Nagercoil. He was consecrated as bishop of Kanyakumari Diocese at CSI Mylaudy in Kanyakumari District on his 61st birthday.