Dinesh Chandra Gorai is an Indian and Bengali-speaking leader of the

Church of North India The Church of North India (CNI) is the dominant united Protestant church in northern India. It was established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the Protestant churches working in northern India. It is a province of the worldwide Anglica ...

. He was the first non-Anglican Bishop of Calcutta (1982–1999) and also Moderator of the CNI (1983–1986). He was appointed as the first new bishop of the CNI with its inauguration in 1970,Dinesh Chandra Gorai, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI (1982–1999)
/ref> to serve as Bishop of Barrackpore (1970–1982).https://ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/getDocument/ChTm_SUPP_1980_05_23_003?fileType=PDF He was the first Bengali moderator of Church of North India (CNI).

Early life and education

He was born in Sarenga in the

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, West Bengal on 15 January 1934. After completing his school education, he studied and graduated from the

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, then under the

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Evaluation

He engaged himself in multifarious activities of the Church, and its maintenance and expansion at the grassroots.

References

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