Ryder Devapriam

B. Ryder Devapriam
Bishop in Nandyal
Church Church of South India
See Diocese of Nandyal
In office 25 August 1985 – 4 September 1992[1]
Predecessor P. John
Successor G. T. Abraham
Orders
Consecration 1985
Personal details
Born 3 July 1931
Andhra Pradesh
Died 4 September 1992[2]
Germany

Ryder Devapriam (Bird Ryder Devapriam) was Bishop - in - Nandyal.[3][4] He once taught at the Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad.

Studies

Devapriam studied theology (B. D.) at the Bishops College,[2] Kolkata under Emani Sambayya.

He also underwent further studies at the McCormick Theological Seminary,[2] Chicago on a World Council of Churches scholarship in 1975[5] after which Devapriam began teaching at the Andhra Christian Theological College,[2] Hyderabad.

It was during Devapriam's incumbency in Nandyal that P. V. Narasimha Rao contested the by-election in 1991 from the Nandyal parliamentary constituency.

Reminisce

Talathoti Punnaiah who studied a 3-year theology course leading to Bachelor of Theology at the Andhra Christian Theological College, both at Rajahmundry and at Hyderabad from 1970-1973 recalls his association with Ryder Devapriam,

Ryder Devapriam was our English Teacher. He was well educated and had rich experience in administration. He visited me twice in Madras, once before going to the United States of America in 1974 and after returning in 1981. He was more than a teacher to me. I am so grateful for his moral support and love. I was invited to attend his consecration as Bishop in Nandyal. He later became Moderator of the Church of South India.[6]

References

Notes
  1. Diocese of Nandyal
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. Geoffrey Wainwright, Lesslie Newbigin: a theological life, Oxford University Press, 2000. p. 439.
  4. Constance M. Millington, An ecumenical venture: the history of Nandyal diocese in Andhra Pradesh, 1947-1990, Issue 214 of ATC publication, Asian Trading Corporation, Bengaluru, 1993.
  5. World Council of Churches - Theological Education Fund Archive
  6. Talathoti Punnaiah, My Memoir, Ministry and Message: (60 years Life Experiences 1950-2010), Kakinada, 2010, p.23.
Further reading
Religious titles
Preceded by
P. John
Bishop in Nandyal
25 August 1985 – 4 September 1992
Succeeded by
G. T. Abraham
Preceded by
Victor Premasagar
Moderator
Church of South India

March 1992 – 4 September 1992
Succeeded by
Vasanth P. Dandin
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