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Bishop K. J. Samuel, Passes away at 81.
Bishop K.J. Samuel, former moderator of the Church of South India (CSI), passed away on May 7, at Kottayam. He was eighty-one.
By News Desk on 8th May, 2023
Bishop K.J. Samuel, former moderator of the Church of South India (CSI), passed away on May 7, at Kottayam. He was eighty-one.
Ordained as a priest in 1968, he was consecrated as the second bishop of the CSI East Kerala diocese in 1990. He served as deputy moderator of the CSI in 1996, and as moderator for two terms in 1998 and 2000.
The bishop impacted Indian society y leading various NGOs like, World Vision, Compassion International, and so on. He also served as the president of the Bible Society of India and its Kerala auxiliary.
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