Type: | Bishop |
Yeddu Muthyalu | |
Bishop – in – Krishna-Godavari (1947-1955) | |
Church: | Christian |
Diocese: | Krishna-Godavari |
See: | Church of South India |
Term: | 1947-1954[1] |
Predecessor: | Post created (Previously V. S. Azariah of the Diocese of Dornakal) |
Successor: | A. B. Elliott |
Ordination: | 1924 |
Consecration: | 1945 as Assistant Bishop[2] < |
Birth Date: | 1924[3] |
Birth Place: | Andhra Pradesh |
Death Date: | 1954 |
Death Place: | Eluru, Andhra Pradesh |
Bishop Yeddu Muthyalu (Yeddy Muthyalu) (died 1954[2]) was the first Bishop - in - Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India who was consecrated in 1947[4] at the St. George's Cathedral, Chennai along with thirteen[2] other Bishops.
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.
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.[5]
In 1954, when Muthyalu died[1] 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 India[6] wrote the following lines about the early life of Yeddu Muthyalu,