Bishop Yeddu Muthyalu (Yeddy Muthyalu) (died 1954) was the first Bishop - in - Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India who was consecrated in 1947The Living Church, Volume 114, Morehouse-Gorham Company, 1947, p.9 at the St. George's Cathedral, Chennai along with thirteen other Bishops.
Anglican Diocese of Dornakal After initial studies at the Dornakal Divinity School, Muthyalu was ordained in 1924 and became a Priest of the Diocese of Dornakal whose geographical precincts were wide. In 1929, Muthyalu had a short stint as Tutor at his alma mater after which he again took up the role as Priest. In 1940, Muthyalu became Honorary Canon of the Epiphany Cathedral in Dornakal a position which he held until 1945 when he was consecrated as Assistant Bishop in Dornakal.
CSI Diocese of Krishna-Godavari When the Church of South India was formed in 1947, the Diocese of Dornakal was considerably reduced as three new diocese were erected - the Dioceses of Nandyal, Krishna-Godavari, and Rayalaseema. The Church of South India Synod consecrated Muthyalu in 1947 at St. George's Cathedral, Chennai as the first Bishop - in - Krishna Godavari. Muthyalu occupied the Cathedra in Eluru.P. N. Chopra, Encyclopaedia of India, Volume 1, Agam Prakashan, 1988, p.90. Chopra lists Eluru as housing one of the Cathedrals of the Church of South India. In the latter years, the Cathedral was shifted to Vijayawada during the bishopric of T. B. D. Prakasa Rao and again moved to the present Machilipatnam by Bishop G. Dyvasirvadam.
Death In 1954, when Muthyalu died suddenly, the Church of South India Synod confabulated and sent A. B. Elliott of the adjoining Diocese of Dornakal to succeed Muthyalu.
Rajaiah David Paul who authored The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South IndiaRajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1958, p.262. wrote the following lines about the early life of Yeddu Muthyalu,
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