William Paul Vachalan

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William Paul Vachalan
Bishop of South Kerela
Church Church of South India
Diocese South Kerela
Installed1967
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Died1972
BuriedM M Church Cemetery
NationalityIndian
ResidenceTrivandrum
ChildrenDaughter - Prema Frederick

William Paul Vachalan [1] was a bishop in the Church of South India, the second Bishop of South Kerela. [2]

Vachalan served with the Basel Mission. He was later Principal of the Kerala United Theological Seminary at Trivandrum.

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