Frank Whittaker

Frank Whittaker
Bishop in Medak
Church Church of South India
See Medak
In office

1947–1960

[1]
Predecessor Post created
Successor Eber Priestley
Orders
Consecration 1947
Personal details
Born (1894-12-14)14 December 1894

Frank Whittaker was the first Bishop of Medak[1] 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 in 1947.[2][3]

Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College, a theological college in Medak in India.[4]

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ "Church Union in South India". Life. 1 December 1947. p. 63 (photo of Whittaker appears on p. 65). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Mark Kauffman (photographer) (1 October 1947). "Methodist Bishop Frank Whittaker attending inaugeration of the Church of South India.". Life. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  4. ↑ F. Golyer Sackett (1930). Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929. London: The Cargate Press. p. 185.
Further reading
Religious titles
New title Bishop in Medak
1947–1960 		Succeeded by
Eber Priestley
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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