The Diocese of North East India is a diocese of the Church of North India, centred in Shillong, North-East India.
The Diocese of Assam, of the (Anglican) Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915.[1] In 1970, it became a diocese of the united Church of North India; and had its current name by 1986.[2]
Bishops of Assam
The Church of India, Burma and Ceylon diocese had three bishops prior to Indian independence:
- 1915–1924: Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959)
- 1924–1945: George Hubback (1882–1955)
- 1946–1948: Nirod Biswas
and three after:
- 1949–1962: Joseph Amritanand
- 1963–1967: Eric Samuel Nasir
- 1968–1970: Ariel Victor Jonathan
Bishops of North East India
The Church of North India diocese has had five bishops:
- 1970–1986: D. D. Pradhan, Bishop of Assam[3]
- 1986–1998: Ernest William Talibuddin[4]
- 1999Template:Sndaft. 2015: Purely Lyngdoh[5]
- c. 2017: Pradip Kamble[6]
- c. 2017Template:Sndpresent: Michael Herenz[7]
References
- ↑ Anglican History – A History of the Church of England in India – Chapter XXVI: The Diocese of Assam, 1915
- ↑ India Club – An Introduction to the History of the Anglican Church in North-East India – Contents, Chapter 4 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas.
- ↑ http://www.oremus.org/acp/1998.txt
- ↑ http://www.oremus.org/acp/1999.txt
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]Template:Dead link