Samuel Prakash
| The Most Reverend Samuel Peter Prakash | |
|---|---|
| Acting Primate | |
| Church | Traditional Anglican Communion |
| In office | 2012 - Present |
| Predecessor | John Hepworth |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1984 |
Samuel Peter Prakash is an Indian Continuing Anglican bishop. He was consecrated a bishop of the Anglican Church of India on 6 October 1984 in the YMCA Hall, New Delhi, India by Louis Falk, assisted by James Orin Mote and John Asa Prakash and initially was assigned as Bishop Ordinary for Lucknow, India. Bishop Prakash is the current archbishop and metropolitan of the national church. He was appointed as the acting primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion, an international body of continuing Anglican churches, on 1 March 2012.[1]
References
- ↑ "For Immediate Release" (PDF). Johannesburg, South Africa: The Traditional Anglican Communion College of Bishops. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
Archbishop Samuel Prakash, as the senior active Metropolitan, was elected Acting Primate by acclamation. In so doing, the entire assembly expressed complete confidence in Archbishop Prakash, who was consecrated Bishop in 1984 and currently serves as Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India. Archbishop Prakash was one of the original founding Bishops of the TAC.
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| Preceded by John Hepworth |
Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion (acting) 2012–present |
Succeeded by (incumbent) |
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