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Devaraj Bangera

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Devaraj Bangera
Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India
ChurchChristian
DioceseKarnataka Southern Diocese
SeeChurch of South India
In office2004-2009
PredecessorC. L. Furtado
SuccessorJohn S. Sadananda
Orders
Consecration9 October 2004[1]
by B. P. Sugandhar, Moderator and
S. Vasantha Kumar, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod
Personal details
Born

Devaraj Bangera was the fourth Anglican Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India. It was on 9 October 2004[1] that Bangera was consecrated as Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese headquartered in Mangalore at Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore by then Moderator, B. P. Sugandhar[1] and Deputy Moderator, S. Vasantha Kumar[1] in the presence of Christopher Asir,[1] D. P. Shettian and C. L. Furtado.[1]

Devaraj studied at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore during the Principalship of Robert Scheuermeier and submitted a thesis entitled Evangelization among the Muslims in 1967 leading to a Licentiate in Theology.[2]

Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese
Mangalore
Church of South India

2004[1]-2009
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g New Bishop installed, The Hindu, 10 October 2004[dead link]
  2. ^ Devaraj Bangera, Evangelization among the Muslims, L. Th. thesis, 1967, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
  3. ^ K. 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. [1]