| Type: | Bishop |
| Isaiah Jesudason | |
| Bishop – in – South Kerala Diocese (1972-1990) | |
| Church: | Christian |
| Diocese: | South Kerala Diocese |
| See: | Church of South India |
| Term: | 1972-1990 |
| Predecessor: | W. P. Vachalan |
| Successor: | Samuel Amirtham |
| Ordination: | 1955 |
| Ordained By: | Arnold Legg |
| Consecration: | 5 August 1973 |
| Consecrated By: | Ananda Rao Samuel, Moderator Co-consecrator, Lesslie Newbigin, Deputy Moderator[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Kariyil Thottam, Amaravila, Kerala |
| Death Place: | Pattom, Kerala |
Bishop I. Jesudasan (1925-2013) was the third [1] Bishop-in-South Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India.
Jesudasan studied at seminaries affiliated to India's first[2] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) [3] with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
He first studied at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum where he took a Licentiate in Theology and then at the Serampore College, Serampore between 1951-1953[4] where he took a Bachelor of Divinity and then the Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur where he studied for a Master of Theology.[5] In addition he also studied at the Union Theological Seminary (New York City) for a Master of Sacred Theology degree.[5]
While Jesudasan was teaching at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum, he was elected as the third Bishop - in - South Kerala Diocese and consecrated on 5 August 1973[1] by Moderator, N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel[6] and Lesslie Newbigin, the Deputy Moderator.
During the seventeenth Church of South India Synod held from 10–14 January 1980[1] at the Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Jesudasan was elected as the Deputy Moderator and held the office from 1980 to 1982. Again during the eighteenth Church of South India Synod held from 11–15 January 1982[1] at Vellore, Jesudasan became the Moderator and held the office three consecutive terms up to 1988.[1]
Jesudasan retired from the bishopric on 14 February 1990[1] on attaining superannuation. The Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded an honorary doctorate degree upon Jesudasan in 1989.[7]
On 16 June 2013,[8] Jesudasan died due to ill health.