Samuel Amirtham
Samuel Amirtham, CSI | |
|---|---|
| The Right Reverend | |
| Church | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, CMS, and the Church of England) |
| Diocese | South Kerala |
| Appointed | 20 May 1990 |
| In office | 1990-1997 |
| Retired | 19 August 1997 |
| Predecessor | Isaiah Jesudason, CSI |
| Successor | J. W. Gladstone, CSI |
| Previous post(s) | Teacher - in - Old Testament, United Theological College, Bangalore, (1963-1969), Principal, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai (1969-1978), Director, Programme on Theological Education, World Council of Churches, Geneva (1980-1990) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 by A. H. Legg, CSI |
| Consecration | 20 May 1990 by P. Victor Premasagar, CSI and Vasanth P. Dandin, CSI |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Amirtham 19 August 1932 |
| Died | 26 September 2017 (aged 85) Parassala, Kerala |
| Buried | Parassala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Parents | Mother: Smt. Annal, Father:Sri J. Amirtham |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Education | B. Sc. (Madras), B. D. (Serampore), M. A. (Jerusalem), Dr. Theol. (Hamburg) |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College, Tambaram (Tamil Nadu), United Theological College, Bangalore (Karnataka), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), Missions Academy at the University of Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany) |
Samuel Amirtham (19 August 1932 – 26 September 2017) was an Indian Bishop and Old Testament Scholar who taught in Spiritual formation centres affiliated to Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956} founded by the Baptist Missions led by Joshua Marshman, William Carey, and William Ward.
In the 1980s, Amirtham was Director on the Programme for Theological Education of the World Council of Churches, Geneva where he substantially contributed to Ecumenism and returned to India in the 1990s when he became Bishop - in - South Kerala until he stepped down from the bishopric in 1997 on attaining superannuation.