Bishop Emeritus Sanki John Theodore was the fourth Bishop-in-
Karimnagar Diocese of the Church of South India.
Studies
John Theodore's
[K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997. pp.38 and 109] spiritual formation was at the
United Theological College, Bangalore affiliated to India's first University, the
Senate of Serampore College (University)'' ''with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the
Government of West Bengal
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where he studied the graduate degree of
Bachelor of Divinity from 1966-1970.
After a two-year ministerial work, Theodore again studied from 1972-1974 enrolling for a postgraduate degree of
Master of Theology specializing in Old Testament under
E. C. John G. M. Butterworth, and
Gerhard Wehmeier, working out a dissertation entitled ''The concept of creation in the Book of Deutero-Isaiah''
[S. J. Theodore, ''The concept of creation in the Book of Deutero-Isaiah'' in ''Thesis Titles'', Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 1991.] at the
United Theological College, Bangalore.
Theodore was part the pioneer group of postgraduate students who specialised in
Old Testament
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comprising A. P. Chacko,
Basil Rebera, G. Babu Rao,
Nitoy Achümi, and
Timotheas Hembrom. Theodore's graduate and post-graduate degrees were awarded by the University during the Registrarship of
Chetti Devasahayam.
Ministry and Teaching
Ever since his return in 1970 from the Protestant Seminary in Bangalore, Theodore began to minister parishes in the
Dornakal Diocese of the Church of South India until its bifurcation resulting in the creation of
Karimnagar Diocese of the Church of South India in 1978
on account of which he was reassigned to the ecclesiastical Diocese of Karimnagar.
Bishopric
In 1992, the bishopric of Karimnagar led by
K. E. Swamidass fell vacant due to his resignation on attaining superannuation. In the resulting elections that were conducted by the
Church of South India Synod, the name of John Theodore came into the panel of three probable Bishops for Karimnagar.
Bird Ryder Devapriam then Moderator of the Church of South India Synod announced the appointment of Sanki John Theodore as the fourth Bishop-in-Karimnagar. Bird Ryder Devapriyam principally consecrated
[National Council of Churches Review, Volume 113, 1993, p.193](_blank)
/ref> John Theodore as Bishop - in - Karimnagar at the CSI-Wesley Cathedral, Karimnagar in the presence of Jason S. Dharmaraj, the Deputy Moderator, Victor Premasagar,Lambeth Conference
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As regional and national churches freely associate with the Anglican Communion, ...
presided by George Carey then Archbishop of Canterbury
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. In 2007, Theodore retired on attaining superannuation causing a sede vacante
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. The Church of South India Synod announced the appointment of P. Surya Prakash of the adjoining Diocese of Medak.
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21st-century Anglican bishops in India
Anglican bishops of Karimnagar
Indian Christian theologians
Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni
Living people
Indian biblical scholars
Old Testament scholars
Academic staff of the Senate of Serampore College (University)
Anglican biblical scholars
Year of birth missing (living people)
Indian Christians