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The Diocese of North East India is a diocese of the Church of North India, centred in Shillong, North-East India.

The Diocese of Assam, of the (Anglican) Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915. In 1970, it became a diocese of the united Church of North India; and had its current name by 1986.

Bishops of Assam

The Church of India, Burma and Ceylon diocese had three bishops prior to Indian independence:

1915–1924: Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959)
1924–1945: George Hubback (1882–1955)
1946–1948: Nirod Biswas

and three after:

1949–1962: Joseph Amritanand
1963–1967: Eric Samuel Nasir
1968–1970: Ariel Victor Jonathan

Bishops of North East India

1970–1986: D. D. Pradhan, Bishop of Assam
1986–1998: Ernest William Talibuddin
1999 – aft. 2015: Purely Lyngdoh
c. 2017 – present: Michael Herenz

References

"A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". anglicanhistory.org.
"India Club – An Introduction to the History of the Anglican Church in North-East India – Contents, Chapter 4". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
Perry, Cindy L. (1997). "Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas".
http://www.oremus.org/acp/1998.txt
http://www.oremus.org/acp/1999.txt
https://new.cnisynod.org/visit-to-the-diocese-of-north-east-india/

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