A. C. Solomon Raj
A. C. Solomon Raj (born 18 March 1961) is the seventh successor of Frank Whittaker and eighth Bishop in Medak of the Protestant Church of South India Society and shepherds the Diocese from the Cathedra of the Bishop housed in the CSI-Medak Cathedral in Medak Town, Telangana, India. On 12 October 2016, the Church of South India Synod headquartered in Chennai, appointed Solomon Raj to assume the ecclesiastical Office of the Bishopric of Medak and was consecrated the next day on 13 October 2016 at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Chennai, ending four years of sede vacante in the Diocese of Medak which was without a bishop during the intervening period of 2012–2016.
The Right Reverend A. C. Solomon Raj | |
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| Bishop in Medak | |
Bishop Solomon Raj celebrating Good Friday Mass in 2021 | |
| Church | Church of South India |
| Diocese | Diocese of Medak |
| See | Medak |
| Appointed | 12.10.2016 |
| Predecessor | T. S. Kanaka Prasad |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | As Deacon on 10 October 1992, As Presbyter on 5.4.1994 by Victor Premasagar and B. P. Sugandhar |
| Consecration | 13 October 2016 by G. Dyvasirvadam, Moderator (Principal Consecrator) Thomas K Oommen, Deputy Moderator (Co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avulamanda Christopher Solomon Raj March 18, 1961 Telangana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Residence | Medak |
| Spouse | Vajra Solomon |
| Children | Daughter (Shilpa); two sons (Finny, Benjamin) |
| Occupation | Priesthood |
| Previous post(s) | Pastor |
| Education | B.Com. (Osmania), B.D. (Serampore), M.Th. (Serampore) |
| Alma mater | Giriraj Government College, Nizamabad, (Telangana) United Theological College, Bangalore, (Karnataka) |
Solomon Raj is an eloquent speaker with near native fluency in Telugu, Hindi, and English. His sermons centre around the eschatologies of the end times focusing on Christ. He spent nearly a decade undergoing spiritual studies under Old Testament Scholars E. C. John, CSI and Gnana Robinson, CSI at the United Theological College, Bangalore, an affiliated seminary of the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first University {a university under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956} founded by the Baptist Missions led by Joshua Marshman, William Carey, and William Ward.