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Moderator of the CSI during that time was K. J. Samuel who principally consecrated him in the St. Andrew's Cathedral in
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studying between the years 1982–1984 and worked out a dissertation entitled
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1442:AR Chelliah
1140:Arnold Legg
489:festschrift
435:Kanyakumari
240:Challapalli
222:Challapalli
216:Early years
155:Challapalli
77:Predecessor
1550:Categories
1068:2003–2009
1032:2015–2018
989:2015–2019
938:1984–1992
881:2014–2017
840:2012–2014
796:2002–2018
753:1998–2002
499:References
442:Vijayawada
177:Methodists
110:Ordination
1081:2009–2012
1064:Bangalore
1015:2013–2015
985:Hyderabad
975:2010–2015
894:2017–2019
874:Moderator
869:2012–2014
853:2014–2017
828:2010–2012
778:1981–2001
762:2002–2008
737:1990–1998
448:Bishopric
391:) in the
353:Hyderabad
173:Anglicans
87:Successor
72:2002–2018
69:In office
660:op. cit.
655:(et al.)
569:op. cit.
549:Archived
375:Research
274:Kanumolu
210:Thailand
998:present
811:present
786:– in –
749:Chennai
726:Titles
483:Honours
417:Chennai
235:alumnus
49:Diocese
1526:Portal
784:Bishop
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389:D. Th.
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331:M. Th.
202:Geneva
179:, and
138:Bishop
105:Orders
39:Church
996:2019-
809:2018–
642:Ibid.
629:Ibid.
582:Ibid.
365:B.Th.
293:Eluru
276:near
244:Eluru
1012:AELC
953:STBC
917:STBC
704:ISBN
148:Born
135:Rank
1078:CSI
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