Bijay Kumar Nayak

This article is about the Indian bishop. For the Indian politician, see Bijaya Kumar Nayak.

The Most Reverend Bijay Kumar Nayak
Moderator of the Church of North India Bishop of Agra
Church	Church of North India
Diocese	Agra
In office	2022–2025
Predecessor	Prem Singh
Successor	Paritosh Canning

Bijay Kumar Nayak is an Indian Protestant bishop. He became bishop of the Diocese of Phulbani in the Church of North India in 2005. ^[1] In 2022, he succeeded P.C. Singh for a three-year term as moderator of the Church of North India following Singh's defrocking and charges of money laundering. ^[2] As moderator, Nayak was one of the primates of the Anglican Communion. ^[3] In addition to serving as moderator, Nayak became bishop of Agra in February 2024. ^[4]

References

1. "Meet Our Pastors". Diocese of Phulbani. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. Conger, George (December 8, 2022). "New moderator installed for the Church of North India after the former moderator deposed for theft and money laundering". Anglican Ink. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
3. "Moderator of the Church of North India and Bishop of Phulbani". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
4. "Bijay Kumar Nayak became the new bishop of Agra diocese". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.