Samuel Devasahayam
Samuel Devasahayam | |
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Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese | |
![]() Devasahayam | |
Church | Church of South India |
Diocese | Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese |
In office | 2017–present |
Predecessor | J. A. D. Jebachandran |
Orders | |
Ordination | 10 June 1984 |
Consecration | 11 June 2017 by Thomas K Oommen (principal consecrator) and Vadapalli Prasada Rao (co-consecrator) |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement |
Born | Pandaravilai, Tamilnadu | 2 April 1957
Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the 2nd Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
Early Years[]
Devasahayam did his college education at Pope's College at Sawyerpuram and gained Bachelor of Divinity from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary.
Ecclesiastical Ministry[]
Devasahayam was ordained as Deacon in 1983 and as Presbyter in 1984 by S. Daniel Abraham, Bishop of Tirunelveli. He was elected and selected as the Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India in June 2017 and consecrated bishop at St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth on 11 June 2017 by CSI Moderator Thomas K Oommen.
References[]
- ^ "Rt. Rev. Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement is the new bishop of the Thoothukudi- Nazareth Diocese of the CSI". Church of south india. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Anglican bishops in India
- Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary alumni
- Anglican bishops of Thoothukudi - Nazareth
- People from Thoothukudi district