Clement Venkataramiah Explained

Clement William Venkataramiah was Bishop of Nandyal.

Venkataramiah was educated at St Augustine's College, Canterbury; and ordained in 1930. He was the Warden at the SPG High School at Giddalur from 1930 until 1941; and Chaplain at Igatpuri until 1945. After further stints at Ahmedabad, Deolali, Poona, Parel, Kurduvadi, Byculla and Surat he was appointed Archdeacon of Bombay, serving from 1959 until[1] 1963. He became the first diocesan Bishop of Nandyal in 1963; he was consecrated a bishop by Lakdasa De Mel, Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India in St Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay[2] on the feast of St Mark (25 April) 1963. He was Bishop for four years.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  2. First Bishop Of Nandyal. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 January 1963; pg. 12; Issue 55601
  3. http://jajjarapupremsagar.blogspot.co.uk/2012_04_01_archive.html jajjarapu