Kanyakumari: Bishop of Kanyakumari Diocese, G Devakadasham, has been elected as the Moderator of the Church of South India.
Devakadasham, present Church of South India Deputy Moderator, defeated V Devasahayam, Bishop of Chennai, securing 219 votes against125 by the latter at the Synod meeting here last night.
The moderator's term is for two years.
Govada Dyvasirvadam, Bishop of Krishna Godavari Diocese, was elected the new Deputy Moderator. He defeated P.Surya Prakash, Bishop of Karimnagar Diocese.
The three-day meeting of the Synod, the highest administrative body of the Church of South India, began here under tight security on Friday.
Some 400 Bishops and priests from 22 Dioceses from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka besides special invitees from abroad took part in the Synod meeting which is conducted once in two years.
Devakadasham, present Church of South India Deputy Moderator, defeated V Devasahayam, Bishop of Chennai, securing 219 votes against125 by the latter at the Synod meeting here last night.
The moderator's term is for two years.
Govada Dyvasirvadam, Bishop of Krishna Godavari Diocese, was elected the new Deputy Moderator. He defeated P.Surya Prakash, Bishop of Karimnagar Diocese.
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The three-day meeting of the Synod, the highest administrative body of the Church of South India, began here under tight security on Friday.
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Some 400 Bishops and priests from 22 Dioceses from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka besides special invitees from abroad took part in the Synod meeting which is conducted once in two years.
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