Clement William Venkataramiah was Bishop of Nandyal.
Venkataramiah was educated at St Augustine's College, Canterbury; and ordained in 1930. He was the Warden at the SPG High School at Giddalur from 1930 until 1941; and Chaplain at Igatpuri until 1945. After further stints at Ahmedabad, Deolali, Poona, Parel, Kurduvadi, Byculla and Surat he was appointed Archdeacon of Bombay, serving from 1959 until[1] 1963. He became the first diocesan Bishop of Nandyal in 1963;[2] he was consecrated a bishop by Lakdasa De Mel, Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India in St Thomas' Cathedral, Bombay[3] on the feast of St Mark (25 April) 1963.[4] He was Bishop for four years.[5]
References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1959/60 p 1199 London, OUP,1959
- ^ "Nandyal is made into a diocese". Church Times. No. 5214. 18 January 1963. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 March 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ First Bishop Of Nandyal. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 January 1963; pg. 12; Issue 55601
- ^ "Bombay consecration". Church Times. No. 5229. 3 May 1963. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 March 2015 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ jajjarapu
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