Church of South India Diocese of Mysore

The Diocese of Mysore was one of the Protestant diocesesBangalore Theological Forum, Volume 33, Division of Research and Post-graduate Studies, United Theological College, 2001. of the Church of South India, the successor of the Church of England, covering the erstwhile state of Mysore, now Karnataka.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.

History of the Diocese The Diocese of Mysore of the Church of South India was inaugurated in 1947. In 1970, the Diocese of Mysore was trifurcated for administrative purposes into three units, as a result of this there are now three dioceses, Karnataka Northern Diocese, Karnataka Southern Diocese, Karnataka Central Diocese

Bishops of the Diocese Mysore Diocese Rt. Rev. Premaka Gurushantha (1947–1951) Rt. Rev. Norman C. Sargant (1951–1971) Rt. Rev. H. D. L. Abraham (1966–1968)

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