Michael Augustine (bishop), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Michael Augustine (bishop)
- Archbishop Savarinathan Michael Augustine (12 June 1933 – 4 November 2017) was an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
- He served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore from 1992 to 2004.
- He was an honorary member of Society of Foreign Missions of Paris.
- He served the church for 39 years as a bishop and for 56 years as a priest.
- He died on 4 November 2017 at the age of 84. Augustine was sometimes referred to as the "People's Bishop", and "Bishop of the poor." He was fluent in English, French, Tamil, and Latin.
- He was a Tamil scholar, as well as a lyricist, poet, writer, singer, magician and artist.
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