George Cornelious
Tantepudi George Cornelious (born 18 April 1961) is the current Bishop - in - Krishna Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India with the Bishop's Cathedra housed in CSI-St. Andrew's Cathedral in Machilipatnam. However, for administrative purposes, the Office of the Bishopric is located in Vijayawada with its ecclesiastical jurisdiction encompassing the civil districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
The Right Reverend T. George Cornelious, CSI Bishop - in - Krishna Godavari | |
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| The Right Reverend | |
| Church | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Calvinist and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Diocese | Krishna Godavari Diocese |
| In office | 2018- |
| Predecessor | G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 16 June 1998 (as Deacon); 30 November 1999 (as Pastor) by T. B. D. Prakasa Rao, CSI |
| Consecration | 29 May 2018 by Thomas K Oommen, CSI (Principal consecrator), V. Prasada Rao, CSI (Co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tantepudi George Cornelious 18 April 1961 Chevuru Village 521 329, Mudinepalli mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Residence | Machilipatnam |
| Parents | Smt. Deenamma (Mother); Rev. T. Paramanandam (Father) |
| Occupation | Anglican Priest |
| Previous post(s) | Pastor |
| Education | B. Sc. (Andhra), B. D. (Serampore) |
| Alma mater | CSI-Noble College, Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad (Telangana) |
George Cornelious has the responsibility of overseeing a Church that comprises faithful who are spread across the Northern Circars of Andhra Pradesh, which owes its existence to then mission societies comprising the London Missionary Society and the Church Missionary Society which grounded their mission stations in Visakhapatnam and Machilipatnam, respectively, in the 19th century, that since got unionized into the Church of South India in 1947. The geographical area also comprises the Roman Catholics, the other Protestants and a host of new and indigenous Churches and the Bishop also has the additional burden of fostering ecumenism.