Krishna-Godavari Diocese is a
diocese of
Church of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence.
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in
Andhra Pradesh state of
India. The
diocese is one among the 22 dioceses of
Church of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence.
The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Pr ...
.
About
The diocese covers the Krishna Godavari areas of
Andhra Pradesh state.
The headquarters of the diocese is at
Machilipatnam.The Krishna-Godavari diocese is one of the largest diocese in
Andhra Pradesh extending from Ongole District in the south through Srikakulam District in the northern part of
Andhra Pradesh. The current bishop of the diocese is
T. George Cornelius who is the new bishop of K.G.Diocese
Church of South India
The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence.
The Church of South India is the successor of a number of Pr ...
.
Bishops
Prior to the formation of the Church of South India
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Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah
Bishop Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (17 August 1874 – 1 January 1945) (also transliterated as Vedanayakam Samuel Azariah) was an Indian evangelist and the first Indian bishop in the churches of the Anglican Communion, serving as the first bishop ...
From the time of the formation of the Church of South India
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Yeddy Muthyalu
Bishop Yeddu Muthyalu ''(Yeddy Muthyalu)'' (died 1954) was the first Bishop - in - Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India who was consecrated in 1947 at the St. George's Cathedral, Chennai along with thirteen other Bishops.
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(1947-1955)
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A. B. Elliott (1955-1961)
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N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel (1961–1980)
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T. B. D. Prakasa Rao (1981–2001)
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G. Dyvasirvadam (2002-2018)
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T. George Cornelious (2018-“present”)
Further reading
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References
External links
CSI St.Paul's Centenary Church VijayawadaSt.John's & St.Paul's Church VisakapatnamCSI All Saints Church Vijayawada
{{Churches in India
Krishna-Godavari
Christianity in Andhra Pradesh