caption enthroned ended death_date death_place birth_name birth_place religion buried nationality article_title birth_date ordination diocese name
bishop r.a. sundaram feb 4 , 1953 september 12 , 1986 aug 28 , 1998 thanjavur rajarathinam arokia samy sundaram valampuri , thanjavur catholic sacred heart cathedral , thanjavur indian rajarethinam arokiasamy sundaram
 jan 11 , 1949 feb 21 , 1941 diocese of thanjavur rajarethinam aokiasamy sundaram
rajarethinam arokiasamy sundaram

dr. rajarathinam arokia samy sundaram -lrb- ra sundaram -rrb- was born on 10 june 1905 in megathur of valampuri of thanjavur .
he was ordained a priest 24 february 1941 .
he was appointed as first bishop of thanjavur on 4 february 1953 .
he served nearly 33 years as bishop of thanjavur .
he was died on 28 august 1998 .
besides his pastoral works , the bishop 's multidimensional approach on the promotion of education and socio-cultural economic measures benefited different sections of the society .
