Diocese of Nagpur (Church of North India)

Diocese of Nagpur

Location
Country| India
Information
Denomination| Church of North India
Rite| CNI
Cathedral| All Saints' Cathedral, Nagpur
Current leadership
Bishop| Rt. Rev Andrew Rathore

The Diocese of Nagpur is an Anglican diocese of Church of North India headquartered in the city of Nagpur.[1]

## Bishops

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The Bishop of Nagpur was the Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Nagpur from its inception in 1903 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and since then head of one of the united church's dioceses.

Tenure  | Incumbent  | Notes

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1903–1926 | Eyre Chatterton | (1863–1950)
1926–1937 | Alex Wood, OBE | (born 1863)
1937–1949 | Alexander Ogilvy Hardy | (born 1891)
1949–1954 | George Sinker, MA | (1900–1986)
1954–1957 | S. A. Pathak | Full name: Sadanand Appaji Pathak (1906–1957)
1957–1970 | J. W. Sadiq | (born 1910)
1971–1984 | Ramchandra Shivapa Bhandarre | bishop of Nagpur after the inauguration of the Church of North India.
1984–2000 | Vinod Peter | died in a road accident.
10 June 2001 | P.M.Dhotekar | Full name: Bishop Premkumar Moshe Dhotekar (2001–2003)

Bishop Dhotekar and Bishop Nayak of Phulbani Diocese were unconstitutionally terminated from the office of episcopa as they attended the consecration ceremony of Metropolitan K.P.Yohannan of Believer's Church of India and laid hands on him to bless.

10 Sep 2004 to 2021 | Paul Dupare |

## See also

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* Christianity portal

* Christianity in India
* Church of North India

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## References

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1. ^ "Nagpur Diocese, CNI". ndccni.org. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

## External links

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* History of Anglican Catholic Church
* Centenary celebrations