Govada Dyvasirvadam
Govada Dyvasirvadam (born 28 March 1951) is Bishop Emeritus of Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India (which incorporates Anglicans, Methodists, and Presbyterians).
Govada Dyvasirvadam | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus, Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India | |
| Church | Church of South India |
| Diocese | Diocese of Krishna-Godavari |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2002–2018 |
| Predecessor | T. B. D. Prakasa Rao |
| Successor | T. George Cornelious |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 June 1979 (as Deacon); 16 December 1979 (as Priest) by As Deacon by Bishop Henry Lazarus; As Priest by Bishop H. D. L. Abraham |
| Consecration | 24 November 2002 by K. J. Samuel |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1951 Challapalli, Andhra Pradesh |
| Previous post(s) | General Secretary of the Church of South India |
St. Andrew's Cathedral in Machilipatnam was the seat of the Bishop-in-Krishna Godavari.
Earlier, in 1998, Dyvasirvadam was elected as the General Secretary of the CSI, the youngest ever in the church's history.
Dyvasirvadam was also a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva as well as a member of the General Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia headquartered in Thailand.
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