Frank Whittaker (born 1894;Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1958, p.264. died 1961The 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.) was the first Bishop of MedakK. 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. in the Church of South India. Originally a Methodist, Whittaker became a bishop when several protestant denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.
Previously, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.
Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker resigned as bishop, paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960. That same year Whittaker 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.
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