Devaraj Bangera
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Devaraj Bangera | |
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| Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India | |
| Church | Christian |
| Diocese | Karnataka Southern Diocese |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2004-2009 |
| Predecessor | C. L. Furtado |
| Successor | John S. Sadananda |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 October 2004[1] by B. P. Sugandhar, Moderator and S. Vasantha Kumar, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
Devaraj Bangera was the fourth Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India. It was on 9 October 2004[1] that Bangera was consecrated as Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese headquartered in Mangalore at Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore by then Moderator, B. P. Sugandhar[1] and Deputy Moderator, S. Vasantha Kumar[1] in the presence of Christopher Asir,[1] D. P. Shettian and C. L. Furtado.[1]
Devaraj studied at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore during the Principalship of Robert Scheuermeier and submitted a thesis entitled Evangelization among the Muslims in 1967 leading to a Licentiate in Theology.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g New Bishop installed, The Hindu, 10 October 2004
- ^ Devaraj Bangera, Evangelization among the Muslims, L. Th. thesis, 1967, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
- ^ K. M. George, Church of South India: life in union, 1947–1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999, pp.36-41. [1]