Prasana Kumar Samuel

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Prasana Kumar Samuel
Bishop of Karnataka Central
Church Church of South India
Diocese Karnataka Central
Installed2015
Term ended2023
Orders
Consecration2015
Personal details
BornKGF
SpouseEsther
Children2

Prasana Kumar Samuel [1] is an Anglican bishop in the Church of South India: [2] he has been Bishop of Karnataka Central since 2009 and retired in 2023 [3]

Samuel was born in the Kolar Gold Fields. He was educated at Union Biblical Seminary, Yavatmal. He served two spells as Karnataka Central Diocesan Secretary before his consecration as its bishop.[ citation needed ]

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