X. D. Selvaraj
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Early life
[edit]The Rev. Fr. X. D. Selvaraj (born 13 May 1944,[1] Idinthakarai, Nellai) is a Roman Catholic priest from Tamil Nadu, India.[citation needed]
Ministry
[edit]Fr. X. D. Selvaraj was ordained a priest on 19 October 1971 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin.[1]
He has served the diocese in various capacities as priest. He was appointed professor in St Paul's Seminary, Trichy.[2] He served as the secretary of the laity commission of Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (2004–2008).[3] He is a member of Catholic Priests’ Conference of India.[4] He has been a social activist. He raised his concern in a convention conducted by Catholic Priests’ Conference of India on 23 September 2005 about the identity and culture of tribal people which is threatened by industrialization and globalization.[5] He addressed the response of the youth in the context of Indian reality on 7 January 2011.[6] He presented an analysis of the socio, economic, political and cultural reality on 3 March in a training course on ROL in Nagercoil.[7] He invited the catholic priests to work for justice and human right issues in the Catholic Priest's Conference of India on 26 September 2018.[8]
Publications
[edit]He is the author of the book Viduthalaiyin Paathaikal, published in 2016.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tuticorin Diocese". tuticorindiocese.org.
- ^ Dorairaj, A. Joseph. "Acknowledgment" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Laity – CCBI".
- ^ "CPCI - Catholic Priests Conference Of India". cpci.org.in.
- ^ "diocesan priests forum gives priority to concern for tribal welfare". ucanews.com.
- ^ "Three-day national conference begins in Goa". ucanews.com.
- ^ "Cardijn Community India (CCI)".
- ^ "Catholic Priests need to defend the poor: CPCI". 26 September 2018.
- ^ Selvaraj, X. D. (25 February 2016). Viduthalaiyin paathaikal: essays. Uyirmai Patippakam. ISBN 9789385104541 – via Google Books.