Kannikadass William Antony (born 27 February 1965) is an Indian Roman Catholic prelate, who is currently bishop emeritus of Mysore.
Later, he completed his bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a year of Regency at St. Antony’s Shrine Dornahalli, K. R. Nagar before moving to St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore to pursue his theological studies.
It was announced that the Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, Bernard Moras[6] was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mysore by the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization.
[9] In 2019, 37 priests in the Mysore diocese wrote to the Vatican demanding Antony’s resignation,[10] citing his fathering of children from various affairs, connections to corrupt officials, and ties to organized crime.
[5] The Holy See launched an investigation in February 2021, which was prompted by the 2019 letter and additional charges from a group of 113 people, including 22 priests.