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Bishop

Frank Whittaker, CSI

Ayyagaru
The Right Reverend
ChurchChurch of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Anglican missionary societies – ABCFM, SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England)
DioceseMedak
SeeMedak
In office27 September 1947-March 1960[1]
PredecessorPosition created
SuccessorEber Priestley, CSI
Orders
OrdinationWesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
Consecration27 September 1947[2]
RankPriest
Personal details
Born
Frank Whittaker

(1894-12-14)14 December 1894[3]
England (United Kingdom)
Died10 December 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 66)[4]
Dornakal (India)
BuriedCSI-Epiphany Cathedral Compound, Dornakal
NationalityEnglish
DenominationChristianity
ProfessionPriesthood
EducationMaster of Arts[5] (Cantab.)
Alma mater

Frank Whittaker (born 1894;[3] died 1961[4]) was the first Bishop - in - Medak[6] in the Church of South India, with his see in Medak in the Indian state of Hyderabad. Originally a Methodist, he became a bishop when several denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.[7][8]

Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.[9]

Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker vacated the cathedral, paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960[1] the same year and moved to Dornakal to teach at the Andhra Union Theological College. However, nearly a year later, due to ill-health, Whittaker died in Dornakal on 10 December 1961.[4]

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Rajaiah David Paul, Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1972, p.86 [1]
  2. ^ P. Surya Prakash, Diocese of Karimnagar 133 years and beyond - A story of transformation 1879-2012. [2]
  3. ^ a b c d Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1958, p.264.[3]
  4. ^ a b c The Church of South India, The Indian Missionary Society, Madras, and The National Missionary Society of India Jointly Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Bishop Azariah, the First Indian Bishop and Founder of The Indian Missionary Society and the National Missionary Society, on 5 and 6 October 1974 in Madras, 1974, p.56.[4]
  5. ^ Sir Stanley Reed, The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1954, p.961.[5]
  6. ^ K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. p. 272.[6]
  7. ^ "Church Union in South India". Life. 1 December 1947. p. 63 (photo of Whittaker appears on p. 65).
  8. ^ Mark Kauffman (photographer) (1 October 1947). "Methodist Bishop Frank Whittaker attending inaugeration [sic] of the Church of South India". Life. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  9. ^ F. Golyer Sackett (1930). Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929. London: The Cargate Press. p. 185.
Further reading
Religious titles Preceded byNew position Church of South IndiaBishop in Medak,Medak 1947-1960 Succeeded byEber Priestley, CSI Preceded byC. K. Jacob, CSI Deputy ModeratorChurch of South India Synod,Royapettah, Madras 1950-1952 Succeeded byH. Sumitra, CSI Honorary titles Preceded byNew position MemberBoard of GovernorsAndhra Union Theological College, Dornakal 1947–1960 Succeeded byEber Priestley, CSI1961–1967
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