Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy


Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Appointed30 October 1985
Term ended24 May 1991
PredecessorWladyslaw Rubin
SuccessorAchille Silvestrini
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1951
by Auguste-Siméon Colas
Consecration22 August 1962
by Ambrose Rayappan
Created cardinal25 May 1985
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1924-02-05)5 February 1924
Died2 June 2014(2014-06-02) (aged 90)
Rome, Lazio, Italy[1]
BuriedImmaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
11°55′59″N 79°49′50″E / 11.93299°N 79.83055°E / 11.93299; 79.83055
DenominationCatholic
Alma mater
Motto
  • Aedificare domum Dei
  • To build the house of God
SignatureDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy's signature
Coat of armsDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy's coat of arms
Styles of
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSanta Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy (5 February 1924 – 2 June 2014) was an Indian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches in the Roman Curia and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985. His episcopical motto was Aedificare domum Dei which means "To build the house of God". He was the fourth cardinal from India and the first curial cardinal of Asia outside of the Middle East.

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