What is Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy?
'''Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy''' (5 February 1924 – 2 June 2014) was an [[India]]n [[Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church]]. He was the Prefect [[emeritus]] of the Congregation for the[[ Oriental Church]]es in the [[Roman Curia]]. He became cardinal in 1985. He was the 4th cardinal from India and the first curial cardinal of [[Asia]] outside of the [[Middle East]]. Lourdusamy died in Rome on 2 June 2014, aged 90.<ref name=mirandas>{{cite web|url=http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-l.htm#Lourdusamy|title=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|publisher=Salvador Miranda|date=|accessdate=2014-06-02|archive-date=2014-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200153/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-l.htm#Lourdusamy|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pondicherryarchdiocese.org/individual_featured_news.php?id=384 |title=Archdiocese Of Pondicherry And Cuddlaore |publisher=Pondicherryarchdiocese.org |date= |accessdate=2014-06-02 |archive-date=2014-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201038/http://www.pondicherryarchdiocese.org/individual_featured_news.php?id=384 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lourdusamy, Duraisamy Simon}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Indian religious leaders]] [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]] {{bio-stub}}