Timothy Ravinder
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep | |
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| Bishop in Coimbatore Diocese of the Church of South India | |
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| Church | Christian |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2013–present |
| Predecessor | Manickam Dorai |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Previous post(s) | Liaison Officer, CSI-EMS India Desk, Chennai |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 by William Moses |
| Consecration | 28 September 2013 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1958 |
| Website | www |
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep is the Bishop in Coimbatore Diocese of Church of South India.[1]
Early years
[edit]Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep was born on 20th December 1958[2] to S. Timothy and Emily Jane [3] and was brought up in Ketti, a small village south of Ooty, The Nilgiris, South India. He had completed his primary education from The Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti. He had taken the Pre University Course from Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.[4] He did his graduate course in B.Sc. Physics from University of Madras from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya. [5] He successfully completed the theological degree B.D. from the United Theological College, Bangalore, India (1991 to 1996).[citation needed] Subsequent to this he was selected to take an autumn course in New Testament studies at the Copenhagen University in Denmark. In the year 2003 Timothy Ravinder was deputed by the Church of South India from the Coimbatore diocese to work with the Protestant Church in Baden, Germany from 2003 to 2008 where he further studied German Language, Arts and Culture at the Frankfurt University under the European Language Course Certificate in Rheinfelden, Baden.[citation needed]
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep is married to Anny Hemalatha. He has two children.
Bishopric
[edit]Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep was consecrated as the 6th bishop in Coimbatore Diocese of the Church of South India on 28 September 2013 by Most Rev Devakadasham, Moderator, Church of South India.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Bishop for CSI Church". The Hindu. 26 September 2013.
- ^ Appuswamy, Prashanth (2024). Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith (1st Edition, 2024 ed.). Chandigarh: White Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–3. ISBN 979-8-89222-311-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Appuswamy, Prashanth (2024). Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith (1st Edition, 2024 ed.). Chandigarh: White Falcon Publishing. pp. 1–3. ISBN 979-8-89222-311-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Appuswamy, Prashanth (2024). Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith (1st Edition, 2024 ed.). Chandigarh: White Falcon Publishing. pp. 9–10. ISBN 979-8-89222-311-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Appuswamy, Prashanth (2024). Bishop Timothy Ravinder: Ethical Leadership in the Corridors of Faith (1st Edition, 2024 ed.). Chandigarh: White Falcon Publishing. pp. 9–10. ISBN 979-8-89222-311-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)