title: Jebalamai Susaimanickam
text: # Jebalamai Susaimanickam
  
  Bishop Jebalamai Susaimanickam was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai, India from year 2005 to 2020. He resigned from his services on reaching the episcopal retirement age on 1 September 2020.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Susaimanickam was born in Maruthakanmoi, Tamil Nadu, India, on 25 September 1945.
  
  ## Priesthood
  
  On 27 January 1971, Susaimanickam was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai.
  
  ## Episcopate
  
  19 March 2005 Pope John Paul II announced, Susaimanickam to be appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai, India and on 1 April 2005, he was appointed and consecrated as a bishop on 15 May 2005 by Peter Fernando.
  
  On 1 September 2005, Susaimanickam succeeded as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai.
  
  Susaimanickam resigned from his services as the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Sivagangai on 1 September 2020 after reaching the retirement age.
  
  