Diocese of Nagpur (Church of North India)

The Diocese of Nagpur is an Anglican diocese of Church of North India headquartered in the city of Nagpur.

Bishops The Bishop of Nagpur was the Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Nagpur from its inception in 1903 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and since then head of one of the united church's dioceses.

TenureIncumbentNotes1903–1926Eyre Chatterton(1863–1950)1926–1937Alex Wood, OBE(born 1863)1937–1949Alexander Ogilvy Hardy(born 1891)1949–1954George Sinker, MA(1900–1986)1954–1957S. A. PathakFull name: Sadanand Appaji Pathak (1906–1957)1957–1970J. W. Sadiq(born 1910)1971–1984Ramchandra Shivapa Bhandarre bishop of Nagpur after the inauguration of the Church of North India.1984–2000Vinod Peter died in a road accident.10 June 2001P.M.DhotekarFull name: Bishop Premkumar Moshe Dhotekar (2001–2003) Bishop Dhotekar and Bishop Nayak of Phulbani Diocese were unconstitutionally terminated from the episcopate as they attended the consecration ceremony of Metropolitan K.P.Yohannan of Believer's Church of India and laid hands on him to bless.10 Sep 2004 to 2021Paul Dupare

See also

Christianity in India Church of North India

References

External links History of Anglican Catholic Church Centenary celebrations