| Devaraj Bangera | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India | |
| Church | Christian |
| Diocese | Karnataka Southern Diocese |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2004-2009 |
| Predecessor | C. L. Furtado |
| Successor | John S. Sadananda |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 9 October 2004 by B. P. Sugandhar, Moderator and S. Vasantha Kumar, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karnataka |
Devaraj Bangera was the fourth Anglican Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India. It was on 9 October 2004 that Bangera was consecrated as Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese headquartered in Mangalore at Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore by then Moderator, B. P. Sugandhar and Deputy Moderator, S. Vasantha Kumar in the presence of Christopher Asir, D. P. Shettian and C. L. Furtado.
Devaraj studied at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore during the Principalship of Robert Scheuermeier and submitted a thesis entitled Evangelization among the Muslims in 1967 leading to a Licentiate in Theology.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byC. L. Furtado 1997-2004 |
Bishop - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese Mangalore Church of South India 2004-2009 |
Succeeded byJohn S. Sadananda 2009-2013 |
References
- ^ New Bishop installed, The Hindu, 10 October 2004
- Devaraj Bangera, Evangelization among the Muslims, L. Th. thesis, 1967, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
- K. M. George, Church of South India: life in union, 1947–1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999, pp.36-41.