Frank Whittaker
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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]
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Frank Whittaker, CSI Ayyagaru | |
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The Right Reverend | |
Church | Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Anglican missionary societies – ABCFM, SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England) |
Diocese | Medak |
See | Medak |
In office | 27 September 1947-March 1960[1] |
Predecessor | Position created |
Successor | Eber Priestley, CSI |
Orders | |
Ordination | Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society |
Consecration | 27 September 1947[2] |
Rank | Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Whittaker (1894-12-14)14 December 1894[3] |
Died | 10 December 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 66)[4] Dornakal (India) |
Buried | CSI-Epiphany Cathedral Compound, Dornakal |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Christianity |
Profession | Priesthood |
Education | Master of Arts[5] (Cantab.) |
Alma mater |
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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, 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]