Frank Whittaker

Frank Whittaker (born 1894;[3] died 1961[4]) was the first Bishop - in - Medak[6] in the Church of South India, with his see in Medak in the Indian state of Hyderabad. Originally a Methodist, he became a bishop when several denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.[7][8]


Frank Whittaker, CSI

Ayyagaru
First Bishop - in - Medak
ChurchChurch of South India
DioceseMedak
SeeMedak
In office27 September 1947-March 1960[1]
PredecessorPost created
SuccessorEber Priestley
Orders
OrdinationWesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
Consecration27 September 1947[2]
RankBishop
Personal details
Birth nameFrank Whittaker
Born(1894-12-14)14 December 1894[3]
England
Died10 December 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 66)[4]
Dornakal
BuriedEpiphany Cathedral Compound, Dornakal
NationalityEnglish
DenominationChristianity
OccupationPriesthood
EducationMaster of Arts[5]
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge[3]

Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.[9]

Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker vacated the Cathedral, so paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960[1] the same year and moved to Dornakal to teach at the Andhra Union Theological College. However, nearly a year later, due to ill-health, Whittaker died in Dornakal on 10 December 1961.[4]

References

Notes
  1. Rajaiah David Paul, Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1972, p.86
  2. P. Surya Prakash, Diocese of Karimnagar 133 years and beyond - A story of transformation 1879-2012.
  3. Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1958, p.264.
  4. The Church of South India, The Indian Missionary Society, Madras, and The National Missionary Society of India Jointly Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Bishop Azariah, the First Indian Bishop and Founder of The Indian Missionary Society and the National Missionary Society, on 5 and 6 October 1974 in Madras, 1974, p.56.
  5. Sir Stanley Reed, The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1954, p.961.
  6. K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. p. 272.
  7. "Church Union in South India". Life. 1 December 1947. p. 63 (photo of Whittaker appears on p. 65).
  8. Mark Kauffman (photographer) (1 October 1947). "Methodist Bishop Frank Whittaker attending inaugeration of the Church of South India". Life. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  9. F. Golyer Sackett (1930). Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929. London: The Cargate Press. p. 185.
Further reading
Church of South India Diocese of Medak Ecclesiastical Titles
Preceded by
New position
CSI-Bishop in Medak,
Medak

1947-1960
Succeeded by
Eber Priestley
Preceded by
C. K. Jacob
Deputy Moderator
Church of South India Synod

1950-1952
Succeeded by
H. Sumitra
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Member
Board of Governors
Andhra Union Theological College,
Dornakal

1947–1960
Succeeded by
Eber Priestley
1961–1967
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