Bijay Kumar Nayak is an Indian Protestant bishop. He became bishop of the Diocese of Phulbani in the

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in 2005. In 2022, he succeed P.C. Singh as moderator of the Church of North India following Singh's

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and charges of

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. As moderator, Nayak is one of the primates of the Anglican Communion. In addition to serving as moderator, Nayak became bishop of Agra in February 2024.

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