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TheDiocese of Calcuttawas established in 1813 as part of theChurch of England.It is led by theBishopofCalcuttaand the first bishop wasThomas Middleton(1814–1822) and the secondReginald Heber(1823–1826). Under the sixth bishopDaniel Wilson(1832–1858), the see was made Metropolitan (though not made an Archbishopric) when two more dioceses in India came into being (Madras, 1835, and Bombay, 1837).
Calcutta was made ametropolitan seebyletters patenton 10 October 1835 and in 1930 was included in theChurch of India, Burma and Ceylon(from 1948 theChurch of India, Pakistan, Burma, and Ceylon) until 1970. In 1970, theChurch of the Province of Myanmar,Church of Ceylonand theChurch of Pakistanwere separated from the province.
The Anglican dioceses in India merged with theUnited Church of Northern India (Congregationalist and Presbyterian),theMethodist Church (British and Australian Conferences),the Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India, theChurch of the Brethren in India,and theDisciples of Christto form theChurch of Indiain the same year.
In 1842 (after Madras and Bombay dioceses had been erected), her jurisdiction was described as "Presidency of Bengal".[1]The diocese currently has jurisdiction over the corporation limits ofKolkataand the Districts ofHooghly&Howrahin the state ofWest Bengal.The bishop's seat (cathedra) is located in the city ofKolkataatSt. Paul's Cathedral.The current bishop isParitosh Canning.
List of Bishops of Calcutta
edit| Bishops of Calcutta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1814 | 1823 | Thomas Middleton | Died in office. |
| 1823 | 1826 | Reginald Heber | Died in office. |
| 1827 | 1828 | Thomas James | Died in office and buried at sea. |
| 1829 | 1831 | John Turner | Died in office. |
| 1832 | 1858 | Daniel Wilson | First Metropolitan of Indiaex officiofrom 1835; died in office. |
| 1858 | 1866 | George Cotton | Also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio;died in office. |
| 1866 | 1876 | Robert Milman | Also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio;died in office. |
| 1876 | 1898 | Ralph Johnson | Also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio;retired. |
| 1898 | 1902 | James Welldon | Also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio;resigned due to ill health and returned to theUnited Kingdom. |
| 1902 | 1913 | Reginald Copleston | TranslatedfromColombo;also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio. |
| 1913 | 1919 | George Lefroy | Translated fromLahore;also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio;died in office. |
| 1919 | 1945 | Foss Westcott | Translated fromChota Nagpur;also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio. |
| 1945 | 1950 | George Hubback | Translated fromAssam;also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio. |
| 1950 | 1962 | Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee | Translated fromDelhi;first native bishop; also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio. |
| 1962 | 1970 | Lakdasa De Mel | Translated fromKurunegala;also Metropolitan of Indiaex officio. |
| 1970 | 1980 | Joseph Amritanand | Translated fromAssam. |
| 1980 | 1999 | Dinesh Chandra Gorai | Translated fromBarrackpore. |
| 1999 | 2008 | Samuel Raju | |
| 2008 | 2018 | Ashoke Biswas | |
| 2018(September) | 2019(June) | Probal Kanta Dutta | Transferred fromDurgapur. |
| 2019(June) | Paritosh Canning | Transferred fromBarrackpore | |
Assistant bishops
editJohn Richardsonwas appointed assistant bishop for, and Commissary for the Metropolitan, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1950, and remained an assistant bishop of Calcutta until theDiocese of Andaman and Nicobarwas erected from Calcutta diocese in 1966. At that point, he became an assistant bishop of the new diocese, where he served until 1977.[2]
William Arthur Partridge (12 February 1912 – 18 December 1992; called Arthur) was assistant Bishop in Nandyal from 1953 until the erection of theDiocese of Nandyalin 1963. He returned to theUnited Kingdomand served as anAssistant Bishop of Hereford.[3]
M. D. (Manonmani David) Srinivasan was appointed an assistant bishop of the Anglican diocese in 1964[4]and consecrated a bishop in January 1985.[5]
John Banerjeewas appointed assistant bishop of Lahore in 1931. He travelled to Australia in 1936 and was presented as Metropolitan of India.[6][7]
See also
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References
edit- ^The Colonial Church Atlas, Arranged in Dioceses: with Geographical and Statistical Tables(second ed.). London:SPG.May 1842.Retrieved28 September2022.
- ^"Richardson, John".Who's Who.A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Partridge, (William) Arthur".Who's Who.A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Retrospect of 1964".Church Times.No. 5316. 1 January 1965. p. 16.ISSN0009-658X.Retrieved4 September2019– via UK Press Online archives.
- ^The Living Church.Morehouse-Gorham Company. 1965. p. 83.
- ^"J.S.C. Banerjee - National Portrait Gallery".npg.org.uk.Retrieved19 December2022.
- ^"BISHOP BANERJEE ARRIVES".Advertiser.11 May 1936.Retrieved19 December2022.
- CNI Diocese of Calcutta – BishopsArchived1 March 2016 at theWayback Machine
- Cross, F. L. (ed.; 1957)The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.Oxford U. P.; pp. 686–88: "India, Christianity in"
External links
edit- Chapter XXVII. The Mother Diocese of Calcutta, 1815– A History of the Church of England in India, SPCK, 1924
- Diocese of Kolkata, CNI – Official WebsiteArchived