Ernest John was BishopThe Church of England Year Book, Volumes 88-92, Church of England Church Information Office, 1971, p.233. /ref> - in - Diocese of Nandyal, Nandyal from 1967 to 1974.
In 1967, the Most Reverend P. Solomon, then Moderator principally consecrated John at the CSI-Holy Cross Cathedral,
Nandyal
Nandyal, commonly called as Nandyala, is a city and the district headquarters of Nandyal district of the Indian state of the Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipal corporation and the headquarters of Nandyal mandal in Nandyal revenue division.
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in the presence of the co-consecrator,
Lesslie Newbigin
James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (8 December 1909 – 30 January 1998) was a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author. Though originally ordained within the Church of Scotland, Newbigin spent much of his career serving as a mis ...
, then Deputy Moderator of the
Church of South India Synod
Church of South India Synod is the highest administrative body of the Church of South India. The Synod (CSI Synod) governs the whole church and convenes the annual general meeting of CSI. The Moderator of the Synod is a Bishop who is a presiding o ...