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

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. He first studied at the

Kerala United Theological Seminary Kerala United Theological Seminary (KUTS) is run by the Church of South India with an ecumenical outlook. It was founded in 1943, and is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University), West Bengal. KUTS is located in Kannammoola in T ...

, Trivandrum where he took a Licentiate in Theology and then at the Serampore College, Serampore between 1951-1953

S. J. Samartha Stanley Jedidiah Samartha ( kn, ಸ್ಟಾನ್ಲಿ ಜೆದಿದಿಃ ಸಮರ್ಥ; 7 October 1920 – 22 July 2001) was an Indian theologianEeuwout van der Linden, ''Samartha, S. J.'' in Gerald H. Anderson, ''Biographical Dictionary ...

M. P. John Mathew P. John was a Biblical Scholar and PresidentMax Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998. of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. Studies M. P. John studied Bachelor of Divinity from 1943–1949S. J. ...

(Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.16. where he took a

Bachelor of Divinity In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity or Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD or BDiv; la, Baccalaureus Divinitatis) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology ...

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 City) for a Master of Sacred Theology degree.

Career

While Jesudasan was teaching at the

, Trivandrum, he was elected as the third Bishop - in -

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 ...

and consecrated on 5 August 1973 by Moderator,

N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel (1928–1999) was Bishop of Krishna Godavari of the Church of South India. Early years Ananda Rao Samuel was born on 29 December 1928Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) The Union Theological Seminary in the City ...

and Lesslie Newbigin, the Deputy Moderator. During the seventeenth

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held from 10–14 January 1980 at the

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, Tambaram, Jesudasan was elected as the Deputy Moderator and held the office from 1980 to 1982. Again during the eighteenth

held from 11–15 January 1982 at Vellore, Jesudasan became the Moderator and held the office three consecutive terms up to 1988. Jesudasan retired from the bishopric on 14 February 1990 on attaining superannuation. The Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded an honorary doctorate degree upon Jesudasan in 1989. On 16 June 2013,''Bishop I. Jesudasan passes away'', The Hindu, June 17, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram.

/ref> Jesudasan died due to ill health.

References

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