Devaraj Bangera

Devaraj Bangera
Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India
Church Christian
Diocese Karnataka Southern Diocese
See Church of South India
In office 2004-2009
Predecessor C. L. Furtado
Successor John S. Sadananda
Orders
Consecration 9 October 2004[1]
by B. P. Sugandhar, Moderator and
S. Vasantha Kumar, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod
Personal details
Born Karnataka

Devaraj Bangera was the fourth 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 New Bishop installed, The Hindu, October 10, 2004
  2. Devaraj Bangera, Evangelization among the Muslims, L. Th. thesis, 1967, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
Religious titles
Preceded by
C. L. Furtado
1997[1]-2004
Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese
Mangalore
Church of South India

2004[2]-2009
Succeeded by
John S. Sadananda
2009-2013
  1. 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.
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