Samuel Devasahayam Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Samuel Devasahayam
Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
Church:Church of South India
Diocese:Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
Term:2017 to 2027
Predecessor:J. A. D. Jebachandran
Ordination:10 June 1984
Consecration:11 June 2017
Consecrated By:Thomas K Oommen (principal consecrator) and Vadapalli Prasada Rao (co-consecrator)
Rank:Bishop
Birth Name:Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement
Birth Date:2 April 1957
Birth Place:Pandaravilai, Tamilnadu

Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the second Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]

Early years

Devasahayam did his college education at Pope's College at Sawyerpuram and gained Bachelor of Divinity from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary.

Ecclesiastical Ministry

Devasahayam was ordained as Deacon in 1983 and as Presbyter in 1984 by S. Daniel Abraham, Bishop of Tirunelveli. He was elected and selected as the Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India in June 2017 and consecrated bishop at St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth on 11 June 2017 by CSI Moderator Thomas K Oommen.

References

  1. Web site: Rt. Rev. Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement is the new bishop of the Thoothukudi- Nazareth Diocese of the CSI. Church of south india . https://web.archive.org/web/20181009090610/https://csisynod.com/deptnews_view.php?Id=5423&cat=C. 9 October 2018. 9 October 2018.