Anglican Bishop of Tinnevelly
The Bishop of Tinnevelly was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Tinnevelly, Tamil Nadu, India, from its inception in 1896 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and after that head of one of its Dioceses.
In October 1896, Tinnevelly was separated from the Diocese of Madras and Rev. Samuel Morley was ordained as the first Bishop of the newly formed diocese.[1][2]
Under the British, the area was known as Tinnevelly; since independence, the Tamil spelling of Tirunelveli is normally used.[3]
Bishops of Tinnevelly
- Samuel Morley, 1896-1913.
- Arthur Acheson Williams, 1905-1914.
- Edward Harry Mansfield Waller 1915-1923.
- Norman Henry Tubbs, 1923-1928.[4]
- Frederick Western 1929-1938
- Stephen Charles Neill 1939-1944.[5]
- George Selwyn 1945-1953.
- Augustine Jebaraj 1953-1970
- Thomas Garrett 1971-1974
- Daniel Abraham 1975-1984
- Jason Dharmaraj 1985-1999
- Jeyapaul David 2000-2009
- JJ Christdoss 2009-2020
- Barnabas Argst 2021 onward
References
- ^ Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, Genesis of the Tirunelveli Diocese Trust by Stella Mary, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
- ^ Mission Studies website, A Brief History of Missions in Tirunelveli (Part One) by Rev. Dyron B Daughrity
- ^ Biblical Studies website, Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 46, A Brief History of Missions in Tirunelveli by D B Daughrity, page 76
- ^ Anglican History website, Project Canterbury page, A History of the Church of England in India by Eyre Chatteron (Chapter XXIII)
- ^ Boston University, School of Theology website, History of Missiology page Neill, Stephen Charles (1939)
