Diocese of Rayalaseema of the Church of South India
Diocese of Rayalaseema | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Civil districts of Chittoor, Anantapur, Kurnool, and Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh |
| Residence | Kadapa |
| Deaneries | 24 |
| Subdivisions | 78 |
| Headquarters | Kadapa |
| Statistics | |
| Churches | 78 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Established | 15 July 1950 |
| Dissolved | Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese |
| Cathedral | Kadapa didn't has a Cathedral(Its CSI Central Church,Kadapa). |
| Language | Telugu |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
| Leadership | |
| Parent church | Church of South India Trust Association |
| Patriarch | Most.Rev. Dharmaraj Rasalam, CSI (Moderator) |
| The Right Reverend | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad, CSI |
| Bishops emeritus | B. D. Prasada Rao |
| Website | |
| http://csirayalaseemadiocese.com/ | |
Rayalaseema Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India.
History
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
Bishops of the Diocese
| From[A] | Until[B] | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9.1947 | March 1950 | Bunyan Joseph |
| From[A] | Until[B] | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.9.1947 | 14.7.1950 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
*Rayalaseema Diocese (Integration of Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese and Cuddapah Diocese)
| From[A] | Until[B] | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.1950 | 1963 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 1963 | 1976 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod) | |
| 1976 | 1996 | L. V. Azariah | B.D. (Serampore), Th. M. (WTS) |
| 1996 | 2004 | C. B. M. Frederick | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2004 | 2006 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2006 | 2012 | K. B. Yesu Vara Prasad | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2012 | 2013 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2013 | 2019 | B. D. Prasada Rao | B.D. (Serampore), M.Th. (Serampore) |
| 2021 | present | P. Issac Vara Prasad | B. Th. (Serampore) |
References
Further reading
- S. J. Sampath Kumar (2002). "Genesis growth and activities of Rayalaseema diocese of church of south India a historico social study". hdl:10603/62670.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - K. M. George (1999). Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997. ISBN 8172145128. OCLC 1039224320.
- Constance M. Millington (1996). Led by the Spirit: a biography of Bishop Arthur Michael Hollis, onetime Anglican Bishop of Madras, and later first moderator of the C.S.I. ISBN 81-7086-189-6.
- Constance M. Millington (1993). An Ecumenical Venture: The History of Nandyal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh, 1947-1990. ISBN 81-7086-153-5.
- Rajaiah David Paul (1972). "Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Rajaiah David Paul (1958). "The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India".
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