Dinesh Chandra Gorai (15 January 1934 – 15 December 2024) was an Indian and Bengali-speaking leader of the Church of North India. He was the first non-Anglican Bishop of Calcutta (1982–1999) and also Moderator of the CNI (1983–1986). He was appointed as the first new bishop of the CNI with its inauguration in 1970, to serve as Bishop of Barrackpore (1970–1982). He was the first Bengali moderator of Church of North India (CNI).
Early life and education
He was born in Sarenga in the Bankura, West Bengal on 15 January 1934. After completing his school education, he studied and graduated from the Bankura Christian College, then under the University of Calcutta.
Evaluation
He engaged himself in multifarious activities of the Church, and its maintenance and expansion at the grassroots.
References
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Dinesh Chandra Gorai, Bishop of Calcutta, CNI (1982–1999)
- "India: Press on". Church Times. No. CMS news special 18. 23 May 1980. p. 3 (supplement). ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via UK Press Online archives.
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