Samuel Devasahayam
Bishop of Thoothukudi Nazareth Diocese
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Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the second Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.[1]
ChurchChurch of South India
DioceseThoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
In office2017 to 2027
PredecessorJ. A. D. Jebachandran
Samuel Devasahayam | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese | |
Devasahayam | |
| Church | Church of South India |
| Diocese | Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese |
| In office | 2017 to 2027 |
| Predecessor | J. A. D. Jebachandran |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 June 1984 |
| Consecration | 11 June 2017 by Thomas K Oommen (principal consecrator) and Vadapalli Prasada Rao (co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement 2 April 1957 |
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.
