Premaka Gurushantha (born 2 September 1887, died 1950) was the firstK. M. George, ''Church of South India: life in union, 1947–1997'', Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999, pp. 36–41.

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Church of South India Diocese of Mysore The Diocese of Mysore was one of the Protestant dioceses''Bangalore Theological Forum'', Volume 33, Division of Research and Post-graduate Studies, United Theological College, 2001./ref> of the Church of South India, the successor of the Church ...

. Gurushantha studied divinity at the

United Theological College, Bangalore United Theological College (UTC) is an Eccumenical Christian seminary founded in 1910 situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to India's first Theological University, the Senate of Seram ...

between 1912 and 1916K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997'', Bangalore, 1997. p. 13 Gurushantha hailed from a

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background; in 1947 he was consecrated as bishop along with eight others at St. George's Cathedral, Chennai.Norman Sargant, ''From Missions to Church in Karnataka, 1920–1950'', Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1987, pp. 5 and 73.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gurushantha, Premaka People from Tumkur district Kannada people 21st-century Anglican bishops in India Anglican bishops of Mysore 1887 births 1950 deaths Indian Christian theologians Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni