Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy

Styles of
**Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy**
Styles of; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri

His Eminence

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
His Eminence; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Appointed	30 October 1985
Term ended	24 May 1991
Predecessor	Wladyslaw Rubin
Successor	Achille Silvestrini
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1951; by Auguste-Siméon Colas
Consecration	22 August 1962; by Ambrose Rayappan
Created cardinal	25 May 1985
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	5 February 1924; Kallery, Gingee Taluk, Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu, India ; (then Madras Presidency, British Raj)
Died	2 June 2014 (aged 90); Casa di Cura Pio XI, Rome, Italy
Buried	Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry; 11°55′59″N 79°49′50″E / 11.93299°N 79.83055°E
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Sozusa in Libya (1962–1964); Auxiliary Bishop of Bangalore (1962–1964); Titular Archbishop of Philippi (1964–1968); Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangalore (1964–1968); Archbishop of Bangalore (1968–1971); Secretary of Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (1973–1985); Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri (1985–1996); Protodeacon of College of Cardinals (1993–1996);
Alma mater	St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary; Loyola College, Chennai; Pontifical Urbaniana University;
Motto	Aedificare domum Dei; To build the house of God;
Signature
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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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