P. J. Lawrence
| Papathoti Joseph Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Bishop – in – Nandyal | |
| Church | Christian |
| Diocese | Nandyal |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2006-2012 |
| Predecessor | G. T. Abraham |
| Successor | Pushpa Lalitha |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
May 29, 2006 at the CSI-Holy Cross Cathedral, Nandyal by The Most Reverend B. P. Sugandhar, Moderator |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andhra Pradesh |
| Previous post | Director, Institute for Theological and Leadership Development, United Church of Jamaica and Cayman Islands[1] |
Bishop Emeritus P. J. Lawrence was Bishop[2] - in - Nandyal from 2006 to 2012.
Ministerial formation
Lawrence underwent ministerial formation at the United Theological College, Bangalore, affiliated to the nation's first[3] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), where he studied Bachelor of Divinity from 1968-1971[4] under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran.
Lawrence also studied a doctoral degree leading to Doctor of Ministry at the Columbia Theological Seminary in 2000.[5] Lawrence's thesis was entitled St. James, Jamaica, "Toward a Caribbean Theology of Liberation: A Christian Response to Rastafarian Movement".[6]
Overseas assignment
Lawrence founded[7] the Institute for Theological and Leadership Development, United Church of Jamaica and Cayman Islands. In 2003, he performed the marriage rites of 13 couples who went underwater for the marriage ceremony.[8]
Bishopric
On 29 May 2006,[9] the Most Reverend B. P. Sugandhar, then Moderator principally consecrated Lawrence at the CSI-Holy Cross Cathedral, Nandyal.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by G. T. Abraham 1994-2005 |
Bishop - in - Nandyal Church of South India 2006-2012 |
Succeeded by Pushpa Lalitha 2013- |
References
- ↑ Compass Cayman. Today's Editorial, July 4: Dr. Lawrence will be missed, 03 July, 2006.
- ↑ CSI Profile - Communion of Churches in India
- ↑ UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952
- ↑ K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997. p.40
- ↑ Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage 2000
- ↑ Columbia Theological Seminary Vantage, Number 2, Fall 2000
- ↑ Dorothy Elaine Davis (Mc Leod), Husband Love Your Wives’, Author House, Bloomington, Indiana, 2011, Acknowledgements, pp.vii-ix.
- ↑ 13 couples exchange wedding vows underwater
- ↑ The Hindu, May 28, 2006, New Bishop for Nandyal Diocese