Samuel Devasahayam
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Samuel Devasahayam | |
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Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese | |
Church | Church of South India |
Diocese | Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese |
In office | 2017 to 2027 |
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 | |
Born | Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement 2 April 1957 |
Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the second Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
Early years
[edit]Devasahayam did his college education at Pope's College at Sawyerpuram and gained Bachelor of Divinity from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary.
Ecclesiastical Ministry
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.