Mohan Manoraj (born 16 November 1954) is the present Bishop in

Karnataka Southern Diocese Karnataka Southern Diocese is one of the twenty-two dioceses of the Church of South India covering the southern part of Karnataka. The other Church of South India dioceses in Karnataka are Karnataka Northern Diocese and Central Karnataka D ...

of the

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, the sixth in succession, and occupies the

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at the CSI-Shanthi Cathedral in

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who has been consecrated on 14 December 2015.Deccan Heralad, 17 December 2014
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Studies

Manoraj pursued two degrees in sociology,

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and a

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from the

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.Konkan World, ''Rev Mohan Manoraj named Bishop of CSI Karnataka South Diocese''.

/ref> As he was inclined to become a priest, he discerned his avocation and underwent ministerial formation at the

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, a Seminary affiliated to the nation's first University ''The

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is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since ''The Serampore College Act, 1918'' was passed by the Government of West Bengal.)'' with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the

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under the Principalship of

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Ministry

Soon after Manoraj's ordination by D. P. Shettian, he was assigned ministerial roles in the

of the

. Manoraj later upgraded his academics by pursuing a postgraduate course at the

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specialising in Social Analysis under the notable Activist-Scholar Gabriele Dietrich. After returning from Madurai, Manoraj taught for a year at the

between 1995-1996 and has been a visiting Teacher since then as he went back for pastoral ministry. Before becoming a bishop, Manoraj was a priest at the CSI-Sawday Memorial Church in

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Bishopric

The

was led by John Sadananda who resigned in 2013 on attaining superannuation resulting in

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which the Church of South India Synod deliberated and appointed Manoraj at the CSI-Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore on 15 December 2014 as the sixth bishop. Manoraj was principally consecrated by G. Dyvasirvadam the moderator as well as by

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the deputy moderator in the presence of other clergy of the

.V. Isaac Vijayasekar, ''Consecration and Installation of Rt. Rev. Mohan Manoraj as Bishop of Karnataka Southern Diocese''.

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References

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