P. A. Sampath Kumar

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Reverend Father P. A. Sampath Kumar, RCM
Born	Ponnusamy Antoniraj Sampath Kumar (1951-10-25)October 25, 1951 Velanthangal, Madras State
Died	9 March 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 63) Pondicherry
Burial place	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Nationality	India
Education	B.Th., M.Th. (Urbaniana) D. Théol. (Strasbourg)
Alma mater	St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore École Biblique, Jerusalem (Israel) fr:Faculté de théologie catholique de Strasbourg (France)
Occupation(s)	Priest, Professor
Years active	1977-2015 (38 years)
Known for	New Testament exegesis and Asian Christian Studies
Parent(s)	Smt. J. D. Vijiambal and Sri P. Ponnusamy
Religion	Christianity
Church	Catholic Church
Ordained	7 July 1977
Congregations served	Pondicherry (1977–1981) Mel Sithamur (1981–1982) Gingee (1982–1983) Kilputhuppattu (2005-2006)
Offices held	President, Society for Biblical Studies in India (1996–1998) Professor, St. Mark's Major inter-diocesan Seminary, Bangui (Central African Republic) (1990–1991) St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Theology, Bangalore (1991–1996) United Theological College, Bangalore (1996–1998) Department of Christianity, University of Madras, Chennai (1998–2001) Escande Chair in Asian Christian Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry (2004–2015) Assistant Director, National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre, Bangalore (1996–1998)
Title	Reverend Father

P. Antonyraj Sampath Kumar (25 October 1951 – 9 March 2015) was an Indian New Testament scholar who was the President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India, and was the Escande Chair of Asian Christian Studies at Pondicherry University^[1] and was the Chief Warden of the Pondicherry University Hostels. He was a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.^[2]