Diocese of North East India

The Diocese of North East India is a diocese of the Church of North India, centred in Shillong, North-East India.

The Diocese of Assam, of the (Anglican) Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915.[1] In 1970, it became a diocese of the united Church of North India; and had its current name by 1986.[2]

## Bishops of Assam

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The Church of India, Burma and Ceylon diocese had three bishops prior to Indian independence:

* 1915–1924: Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959)
* 1924–1945: George Hubback (1882–1955)
* 1946–1948: Nirod Biswas

and three after:

* 1949–1962: Joseph Amritanand
* 1963–1967: Eric Samuel Nasir
* 1968–1970: Ariel Victor Jonathan

## Bishops of North East India

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* 1970–1986: D. D. Pradhan, Bishop of Assam[3]
* 1986–1998: Ernest William Talibuddin[4]
* 1999 – aft. 2015: Purely Lyngdoh[5]
* c. 2017 – present: Michael Herenz[6]

## References

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1. ^ "A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". anglicanhistory.org.
2. ^ "India Club – An Introduction to the History of the Anglican Church in North-East India – Contents, Chapter 4". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
3. ^ Perry, Cindy L. (1997). "Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas".
4. ^ "Updated with latest appointments to 1st April, 1998". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016.
5. ^ "1999". Archived from the original on 22 February 2019.
6. ^ https://new.cnisynod.org/visit-to-the-diocese-of-north-east-india/ [permanent dead link]

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