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I. Jesudason
Bishop I. Jesudasan (1925-2013) was the third Bishop-in-South Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India. Studies Jesudasan studied at seminaries affiliated to India's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University)'' '' with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal. He first studied at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum where he took a Licentiate in Theology and then at the Serampore College, Serampore between 1951-1953S. J. Samartha, M. P. John (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.16. where he took a Bachelor of Divinity and then the Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur where he studied for a Master of Theology.''Former Moderator Most Rev. I Yesudasn passes away'', Official Website of CSI Parish Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram, Keral/ref> In addition he also studied at the Union Theological Seminary (New York Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kerala Diocese
South Kerala Diocese is a diocese of the Church of South India which consists of CSI churches in Trivandrum and Kollam districts of Kerala. It is one of the biggest dioceses in the Church of South India. In April 2015, a part of the diocese was removed to form a new diocese, the Kollam-Kottarakkara Diocese. In Kerala, there were, until April 2015, three other CSI Dioceses viz: North Kerala Diocese, Madhya Kerala Diocese, East Kerala Diocese. In 2010, the diocese had 352 ordained pastors, 49 retired pastors and more than 200 church workers. There are 70 districts and 623 churches in this diocese. History The history of the Protestant Missions in South Kerala begins with the arrival of William Tobias Ringeltaube on 25 April 1806 at Mylaudy near Cape Comorin. As missionary work was already started in Tranquebar, a Danish colony, Ringeltaube travelling in a Danish ship arrived at Tranquebadi, invited by Vedamanikan Maharasan the first convert from this region. Travancore was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
