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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Anthony Das Pilli, until now professor of dogmatic theology and formator at Saint John’s Regional Seminary in Hyderabad.
Msgr. Anthony Das Pilli was born on 24 August 1973 in Donakonda. After attending Saint John’s Minor Seminary in Nellore, he studied philosophy at Saint John’s Regional Seminary in Visakhapatnam and theology at Saint John’s Regional Seminary in Nellore.
He was ordained a priest on 24 April 2000 for the diocese of Nellore.
After ordination, he held the roles of vice secretary to the bishop of Nellore (2000-2002), parish vicar of Komarole (2002-2003), parish priest of Gudlur (2004-2007), and parish priest of Chinthareddypalem (2007-2008). He was awarded a licentiate and doctorate in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome (2008-2014), and went on to serve as rector of Saint John’s Minor Seminary in Nellore and parish priest of Sunnapubatti (2014-2016). Since 2017 he has been professor of dogmatic theology and formator at Saint John’s Regional Seminary in Hyderabad. (Agenzia Fides, 9/11/2024)
