Hospet Sumitra was the first Bishop in Rayalaseema of the

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. After graduating from the

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, he studied theology at the United Theological College,

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between 1910 and 1913 and was among its first studentsThe United Theological College, Directory 1910-1997, Bengaluru, 1997. p. 12.

/ref> and studied under L. P. Larsen, J. Mathers, F. Kingsbury, G. E. Phillips, W. H. Thorp, D. S. Herrick, and others. He was Moderator of the

from 1954 to 1962. Sumitra died on 19 January 1970The National Christian Council Review, Volume 90, 1970. p. 120
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Bellary Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. History Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November 1956. The Ball ...

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