PIO appointed Bishop in UK |
An Indian-origin archdeacon in the UK has been appointed as area Bishop of Bradwell in the Church of England`s Diocese of Chelmsford.John Perumbalath, a former priest in the united Church of North India`s Diocese of Calcutta, was nominated by the Queen as the sixth Bishop of Bradwell. He succeeds late Bishop John Wraw, who passed away in July, 2017 after serving as Bishop since 2012. Perumbalath, 52, has been archdeacon of Barking in the Diocese of Chelmsford since 2013. Perumbalath hails from the ancient Syrian Christian community in Kerala and trained for ministry at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune.Before his ordination, he worked as a youth worker among university students for two years and as a theological educator for three years. He was a parish priest in the diocese of Calcutta (Church of North India) from 1995 to 2001. He served on the General Synod of CNI and on its Theological Commission.
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