| Premaka Gurushantha | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Church of South India Diocese of Mysore | |
| Church | Christian |
| Diocese | Church of South India Diocese of Mysore |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 1947–1950 |
| Successor | Norman C. Sargant |
| Previous post(s) | Principal, Union Kanarese Seminary, Tumkur (now merged into Karnataka Theological College) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 4 October 1947 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1887 Tumkur, Karnataka |
Premaka Gurushantha (born 2 September 1887, died 1950) was the first bishop in the Church of South India Diocese of Mysore.
Gurushantha studied divinity at the United Theological College, Bangalore between 1912 and 1916
Gurushantha hailed from a Methodist background; in 1947 he was consecrated as bishop along with eight others at St. George's Cathedral, Chennai.
References
- ^ K. M. George, Church of South India: life in union, 1947–1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999, pp. 36–41.
- Mar Aprem, Indian Christian Who is Who, Bombay Parish Church of the East, Bombay, 1983, p. 97.
- Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1958, p.265.
- Bernard Thorogood, Gales of Change: Responding to a Shifting Missionary Context: the Story of the London Missionary Society, 1945–1977, WCC, p. 97.
- K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. p. 13
- Norman Sargant, From Missions to Church in Karnataka, 1920–1950, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1987, pp. 5 and 73.
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPost created | Bishop – in – CSI-Diocese of Mysore 1947–1950 |
Succeeded byNorman C. Sargant 1951–1970 |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Principal, Union Kanarese Seminary, Tumkur -1947 |
Succeeded by |