See Church of South India Predecessor John Sadananda Name Mohan Manoraj | Successor Incumbent In office 2014- | |
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Ordination July 27, 1986 as Deacon and June 25, 1989 as Presbyter
by D. P. Shettian Consecration December 15, 2014
by G. Dyvasirvadam, Moderator and Thomas K Oommen, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod Previous post Pastor, Church of South India (1986–2014),
Teacher, Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore(1995-1996), Diocese Diocese of Southern Karnataka of the Church of South India | ||
BiG-J Tv| Christmas Msg By: Rt. Rev. Mohan Manoraj
The Right Reverend Mohan Manoraj (born November 16, 1954) is the present Bishop - 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 December 14, 2015.
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Studies
Manoraj pursued two degrees in Sociology, Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from the University of Mysore. 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 University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}) with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal under the Principalship of C. L. Furtado.
Ministry
Soon after Manoraj's ordination by D. P. Shettian, he was assigned ministerial roles in the Karnataka Southern Diocese of the Church of South India. Manoraj later upgraded his academics by pursuing a postgraduate course at the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai specialising in Social Analysis under the notable Activist-Scholar Gabriele Dietrich. After returning from Madurai, Manoraj taught for a year at the Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore between 1995-1996 and has been a visiting Teacher since then as he went back for pastoral ministry. Before becoming a Bishop, Manoraj was a Priest at the CSI-Sawday Memorial Church in Mysore.
Bishopric
The Karnataka Southern Diocese was led by John Sadananda who resigned in 2013 on attaining superannuation resulting in sede vacante which the Church of South India Synod deliberated and appointed Manoraj at the CSI-Shanthi Cathedral, Mangalore on December 15, 2014 as the sixth Bishop. Manoraj was principally consecrated by G. Dyvasirvadam the Moderator as well as by Thomas K Oommen the Deputy Moderator in the presence of other clergy of the Church of South India.