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Babbili Prabhudass ''(died 1996)'' was the first elected Bishop - in -

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which was

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scholarship throughout India as two

Scholars

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and G. Babu Rao

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(Edited), ''The Church on the Move, Essays in honour of

'', Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1988, p.vi

/ref> were teaching at the regional theologiate at that time. Prabhudass provided the required management especially at a time when the Principalship rotated from the

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to the

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due to the election of

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( St. Andrews) as General Secretary of the

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in 1980 resulting in the appointment of Komaravalli David, CBCNC,

(

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) by the Board of Governors.

Honours

In 1959, the

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reported, In 2007, the Diocese of Karimnagar has named its Evangelistic Training School in memory of B. Prabhudass. In 2010, a mission focusing on the

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-afflicted living in the suburbs of the twin cities of

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and

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was instituted to the memory of Prabhudass jointly by Christ the King and the

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, ''A nite at the races'', 2012.

where annual charity events

, ''Benefit for medical mission work in India successful, 2015'

/ref> are taken up for creating awareness and mobilizing resources for the mission.

Honours

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