The d’Estouteville line has lost two members

The d`Estouteville line has lost two elderly members in India. On 26 May 2024, Bishop Devadoss Ambrose Mariadoss, emeritus of Tanjore, died at Thanjavur. On 24 March 2026 Bishop Jerome Das Varuvel, S.D.B., emeritus of Kuzhithurai, died at Chennai. 

May they rest in peace.

With their deaths there are now forty two living members of the d`Estouteville line. They are:

Thomas Jessayan Netto, Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Latins

Maria Callist Soosa Packiam, Archbishop emeritus of Trivandrum of the Latins

Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B., Archbishop emeritus of Madras and Mylapore

Francis Kallarakal, Archbishop emeritus of Verapoly

Sebastian Thekethecheril, Bishop of Vijayapuram

Selvister Ponnumuthan, Bishop of Punalur

Amalraj Arulappan, Bishop of Ootacamund

Nazarene Soosai, Bishop of Kottar

Christudas Rajappan, Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba, Auxiliary Bishop of   Trivandrum of the Latins

Justin Alexander Madathiparambil, Titular Bishop of Lysinia, Auxiliary Bishop of  Vijayapuram

Paul Maipan, Bishop emeritus of Khammam

Singaroyan Sebastianappan, Bishop emeritus of Salem

Peter Remigius, Bishop emeritus of Kottar

Antonisamy Francis, Bishop emeritus of Kumbakonam

Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.J. de Beth., Archbishop emeritus of Rabat

Joseph Luechai Thatwisai, Bishop of Udon Thani

Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R., Bishop emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani,

Stephen Boonlert Phromsena, Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani

 

 *Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris

*Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard, Archbishop of Dijon

*Armand Maillard, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges

*Hubert Barbier, Archbishop emeritus of Bourges

*Guy Thomazeau, Archbishop emeritus of Montpellier

*Bernard Aubertin, O.Cist., Archbishop emeritus of Tours

*Philippe Christory, Bishop of Chartres

*Michel Pansard, Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes

*François Jacolin, M.D.P., Bishop of Luçon

*Jean-Paul Vuillemin, Bishop of Le Mans

* Grégoire François Bruno Drouot, Bishop of Nevers

*Étienne Patrick Christian Marie Guillet, Bishop of Saint-Denis

*Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Cam., Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias

*Jean-Marie Le Vert, Titular Bishop of Briançonnet and Auxiliary Bishop of   Bordeaux

*Emmanuel Michel François Tois, Titular Bishop of Vertara and Auxiliary Bishop of Paris

*Yves Boivineau, Bishop emeritus of Annecy

*Alain Planet, Bishop emeritus of Carcassonne et Narbonne

*Jean-Christophe Lagleize, Bishop emeritus of Metz

*Gilbert Louis, Bishop emeritus of Châlons

*Bernard Housset, Bishop emeritus of La Rochelle

*Gérard Coliche, Titular Bishop of Alet and former Auxiliary Bishop of Lille

*Alphonse Georger, Bishop emeritus of Oran

 

 **Raphaël Dabiré Kusiélé, Bishop of Diébougou

**Jean Baptiste Kpiéle Somé, Bishop emeritus of Diébougou