Mohan Manoraj
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Mohan Manoraj | |
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| Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India | |
| Diocese | Karnataka Southern Diocese |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2014- |
| Predecessor | John Sadananda |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 July 1986 as Deacon and 25 June 1989 as Presbyter[1] by D. P. Shettian |
| Consecration | 15 December 2014 by G. Dyvasirvadam, Moderator and Thomas K Oommen, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1954[2] |
Mohan Manoraj (born 16 November 1954[2]) is the present Bishop[3] in Karnataka Southern Diocese of the Church of South India, the sixth in succession, and occupies the Cathedra at the CSI-Shanthi Cathedral in Mangalore who has been consecrated on 14 December 2015.[4]
Manoraj pursued two degrees in sociology,[4] Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from the University of Mysore.[5] As he was inclined to become a priest, he discerned his avocation and underwent ministerial formation at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore, a Seminary affiliated to the nation's first [6] University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}[7]) with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal under the Principalship of C. L. Furtado.[citation needed]