Samuel Devasahayam
Samuel Devasahayam | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese | |
 Devasahayam | |
| Church | Church of South India |
| Diocese | Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese |
| In office | 2017 (now under suspension) |
| Predecessor | J. A. D. Jebachandran |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 June 1984 |
| Consecration | 11 June 2017 by Thomas K Oommen (principal consecrator) and Vadapalli Prasada Rao (co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement 2 April 1957 |
Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the 2nd Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
Early Years
Devasahayam did his college education at Pope's College at Sawyerpuram and gained Bachelor of Divinity from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary.
Ecclesiastical Ministry
Devasahayam was ordained as Deacon in 1983 and as Presbyter in 1984 by S. Daniel Abraham, Bishop of Tirunelveli. He was elected and selected as the Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India in June 2017 and consecrated bishop at St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth on 11 June 2017 by CSI Moderator Thomas K Oommen.
References
- ^ "Rt. Rev. Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement is the new bishop of the Thoothukudi- Nazareth Diocese of the CSI". Church of south india. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
