Solomon Doraiswamy
Solomon Doraiswamy | |
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Bishop – in – Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India (1964-1982) | |
Church | Christian |
Diocese | Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India |
See | Church of South India |
In office | 1964-1982 |
Predecessor | E. B. Thorp |
Successor | Rajamanickam Paulraj |
Previous post(s) | Pastor, Diocese of Madras of the Church of South India (-1964) |
Orders | |
Ordination | by Arnold Legg |
Consecration | by Arnold Legg, Moderator Co-consecrator, P. Solomon, Deputy Moderator[1] |
Bishop Solomon Doraiswamy was the second[1] Bishop-in-Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India whose bishopric lasted from 1964 to 1982.
Doraiswamy elected as the second Bishop - in - Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India who was principally consecrated in 1964[1] by Moderator, Arnold Legg and co-consecrated by P. Solomon, the Deputy Moderator.
During the fourteenth Church of South India Synod held from 10–14 January 1974[1] at the Women's Christian College, Madras, Doraiswamy was elected as the Deputy Moderator and held the office from 1974 to 1980 for over three terms (1974-1976; 1976-1978 and 1978-1980). Again during the seventeenth Church of South India Synod held from 10–14 January 1980[1] at Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Doraiswamy became the Moderator and held the office for a term up to 1982.[1]
Doraiswamy retired from the bishopric in 1982[1] on attaining superannuation. The Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded an honorary doctorate degree upon Doraiswamy in 1981.[2]
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by J. T. Krogh W. B. Harris 1978 | Senate of Serampore College (University) Doctor of Divinity Honoris Causa 1981 | Succeeded by Aharon Sapsezian 1982 |
Religious titles | ||
Preceded by E. B. Thorp 1947-1963 | Bishop - in - Trichy-Tanjore Diocese Church of South India 1964-1982 | Succeeded by Rajamanickam Paulraj 1982-1998 |
Preceded by Lesslie Newbigin 1966-1974 | Deputy Moderator Church of South India Synod 1974-1980 | Succeeded by I. Jesudasan 1980-1982 |
Preceded by N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel 1972-1980 | Moderator Church of South India Synod 1980-1982 | Succeeded by I. Jesudasan 1982-1988 |
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- Michael Hollis
- Hospet Sumitra
- Arnold Legg
- Pereji Solomon
- I.R.H. Gnanadason
- Ananda Rao Samuel
- Solomon Doraiswamy
- Isaiah Jesudason
- Victor Premasagar
- Ryder Devapriam
- Vasant P. Dandin
- William Moses
- Kunnumpurathu Samuel
- Peter Sugandhar
- John Gladstone
- Suputhrappa Vasantha Kumar
- Gnanasigamony Devakadasham
- Govada Dyvasirvadam
- Thomas K. Oommen
- Dharmaraj Rasalam
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.65-67, 97, 104-108. [1]
- ^ List of the Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa), Senate of Serampore College (University). [2]