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Frank Whittaker (born 1894;[1] died 1961[2]) was the first Bishop - in - Medak[3] in the Church of South India, with his see in Medak in the Indian state of Hyderabad. Originally a Methodist, he became a bishop when several denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.[4][5]
Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.[6]
Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker vacated the cathedral, paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960[7] the same year and moved to Dornakal to teach at the Andhra Union Theological College. However, nearly a year later, due to ill-health, Whittaker died in Dornakal on 10 December 1961.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1958, p.264.[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Church of South India, The Indian Missionary Society, Madras, and The National Missionary Society of India Jointly Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Bishop Azariah, the First Indian Bishop and Founder of The Indian Missionary Society and the National Missionary Society, on 5 and 6 October 1974 in Madras, 1974, p.56.[2]
- ↑ K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. p. 272.[3]
- ↑ Church Union in South India. Life(1 December 1947).
- ↑ Methodist Bishop Frank Whittaker attending inaugeration of the Church of South India.. Life(1 October 1947).
- ↑ Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Cargate Press(1930)
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- Further reading
- Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1972)
- Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. The Cargate Press(1930)
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