Ryder Devapriam
B. R. Devapriam, CSI | |
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| CSI Bishop – in – Nandyal | |
| Church | Protestant Church of South India (comprising Anglican, Congregational, Presbyterian and Wesleyan Methodist: the SPG, WMMS, LMS, ABCFM, CMS and the Church of England) |
| Diocese | Nandyal |
| See | CSI-Holy Cross Cathedral, Nandyal |
| Elected | 1985 |
| In office | 25 August 1985 – 4 September 1992 |
| Predecessor | P. John, CSI |
| Successor | G. T. Abraham, CSI |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | by Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) |
| Consecration | 1985, CSI-Holy Cross Cathedral, Nandyal by The Most Reverend I. Jesudasan, CSI, Bishop - in - South Kerala and Moderator (Principal consecrator), The Right Reverend Sundar Clarke, CSI, Bishop - in - Madras and Deputy Moderator (Co-consecrator) |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Billa Ryder Devapriam 3 July 1931 |
| Died | 4 September 1992 (aged 61) Germany |
| Buried | Nandyal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Occupation | Priesthood |
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| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
Ryder Devapriam (3 July 1931 – 4 September 1992) was systematic theologian who taught during the 1960s and the 1970s at the Andhra Christian Theological College, a Protestant Regional Theologiate in Secunderabad, affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
Devapriam hailed from the Nandyal Diocese of the Church of South India and served as Bishop in Nandyal Diocese from 1985–1992.