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The Most Reverend
Samuel Peter Prakash
Metropolitan of CIPBC (Anglican Church of India)&Former Primate world wide traditional Anglican communion
ChurchAnglican Church CIPBC Traditional Anglican Communion
In office1984 till date
PredecessorArchbishop L. W. Falk
Orders
Consecration1984
Personal details
Born3rd October

Samuel Peter Prakash is an Indian Continuing Anglican bishop. He was consecrated a bishop of the Anglican Church of India on 6 October 1984 in the YMCA Hall, New Delhi, India by Louis Falk, assisted by James Orin Mote and John Asa Prakash and initially was assigned as Bishop Ordinary for Lucknow, India. Prakash is the current archbishop and metropolitan of the Indian church CIPBC. He was appointed as the acting primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches, on 1 March 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ "For Immediate Release" (PDF). Johannesburg, South Africa: The Traditional Anglican Communion College of Bishops. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012. Archbishop Samuel Prakash, as the senior active Metropolitan, was elected Acting Primate by acclamation. In so doing, the entire assembly expressed complete confidence in Archbishop Prakash, who was consecrated Bishop in 1984 and currently serves as Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India. Archbishop Prakash was one of the original founding Bishops of the TAC.
Religious titles
Preceded by Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion
2012–2017
Succeeded by