The Bishop of Tinnevelly was the
Ordinary of the
Anglican Church
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in
Tinnevelly
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tami ...
, Tamil Nadu, India, from its inception in 1896 until the foundation of the ''Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon'' in 1927; and after that head of one of its
Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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In October 1896, Tinnevelly was separated from the Diocese of Madras and Rev. Samuel Morley was ordained as the first Bishop of the newly formed diocese.
Under the British, the area was known as Tinnevelly; since independence, the Tamil spelling of Tirunelveli is normally used.
Bishops of Tinnevelly
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Samuel Morley, 1896-1913.
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Arthur Acheson Williams, 1905-1914.
*
Edward Harry Mansfield Waller 1915-1923.
*
Norman Henry Tubbs, 1923-1928.
*
Frederick Western
Frederick James Western (24 February 1880 – 24 November 1951) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Tinnevelly in the mid-20th century.
He was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the Cambridge Mission to Delhi in 1904 ...
1929-1938
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Stephen Charles Neill 1939-1944.
Boston University, School of Theology website, History of Missiology page ''Neill, Stephen Charles'' (1939)
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* George Selwyn 1945-1953.
* Augustine Jebaraj 1953-1970
* Thomas Garrett
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* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the ...
1971-1974
* Daniel Abraham 1975-1984
* Jason Dharmaraj 1985-1999
* Jeyapaul David 2000-2009
* JJ Christdoss 2009-2020
* Barnabas Argst 2021 onward
References
Anglican bishops of Tinnevelly
1896 establishments in British India
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