| Jurisdiction | Diocese |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Territory | Civil districts of Chittoor, Anantapur, Kurnool, and Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh |
| Deaneries | 24 |
| Subdivisions | 78 |
| Headquarters | Kadapa |
| Residence | Kadapa |
| Churches | 78 |
| Denomination | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Established | 15 July 1950 |
| Dissolved | Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese |
| Cathedral | Kadapa didn't has a Cathedral (Its CSI Central Church, Kadapa). |
| Language | Telugu |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
| Parent church | Church of South India Trust Association |
| Patriarch | Most.Rev. Dharmaraj Rasalam, CSI (Moderator) |
| Bishop | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad, CSI |
| The Right Reverend | Peyyala Issac Vara Prasad, CSI |
| Emeritus bishops | B. D. Prasada Rao |
| Website | http://csirayalaseemadiocese.com/ |
Rayalaseema Diocese is a diocese of Church of South India in Andhra Pradesh state of India.The diocese one among the 22 dioceses of Church of South India, a United Protestant denomination.
History
Rayalaseema diocese was carved on 15 July 1950 out of then Cuddapah Diocese and Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
Bishops of the Diocese
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9.1947 | March 1950 | Bunyan Joseph |
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.9.1947 | 14.7.1950 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
*Rayalaseema Diocese (Integration of Anantapur-Kurnool Diocese and Cuddapah Diocese)
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes (earned theological credentials) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.7.1950 | 1963 | H. Sumitra | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 1963 | 1976 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod) | |
| 1976 | 1996 | L. V. Azariah | B.D. (Serampore), Th. M. (WTS) |
| 1996 | 2004 | C. B. M. Frederick | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2004 | 2006 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2006 | 2012 | K. B. Yesu Vara Prasad | B.D. (Serampore) |
| 2012 | 2013 | See vacant (overseen by the Church of South India Synod:) | |
| 2013 | 2019 | B. D. Prasada Rao | B.D. (Serampore), M.Th. (Serampore) |
| 2021 | present | P. Issac Vara Prasad | B. Th. (Serampore) |
References
- ^ S. J. Sampath Kumar, Genesis growth and activities of Rayalaseema diocese of church of south India a historico social study, Sri Krishna Deva Raya University, Anantapur, 2002.[1]
Further reading
- S. J. Sampath Kumar (2002). "Genesis growth and activities of Rayalaseema diocese of church of south India a historico social study". hdl:10603/62670
- K. M. George (1999). Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997. ISBN 8172145128. OCLC 1039224320
- Constance M. Millington (1996). Led by the Spirit: a biography of Bishop Arthur Michael Hollis, onetime Anglican Bishop of Madras, and later first moderator of the C.S.I.. ISBN 81-7086-189-6.
- Constance M. Millington (1993). An Ecumenical Venture: The History of Nandyal Diocese in Andhra Pradesh, 1947-1990. ISBN 81-7086-153-5.
- Rajaiah David Paul (1972). "Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India"
- Rajaiah David Paul (1958). "The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India"