N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel
| N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Krishna-Godavari | |
| Church | Christian |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 1961–1978 |
| Predecessor | A. B. Elliott |
| Successor | T. B. D. Prakasa Rao |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 June 1953 |
| Consecration | 12 December 1961 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 December 1928 Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 30 May 1999 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Previous post | Presbyter, Vijayawada |
N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel (1928–1999) was Bishop of Krishna Godavari of the Church of South India.
Ananda Rao Samuel was born on 29 December 1928 in the port town of Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh into a Dalit Anglican family and studied at the local Noble College during 1944 to 1949 earning the degrees of BA and MA. His parents were Smt. Namala Jemima and Sri Namala Thomas Gnanaprakasam.
The Church Missionary Society (CMS) brought about the Gospel in Machilipatnam. With the formation of the Church of South India (CSI) in 1947, the CMS got merged into the CSI. From 1950, Ananda Rao pursued a graduate degree in divinity (BD) at the United Theological College, Bengaluru as a candidate of the Church of South India, Diocese of Krishna-Godavari.
Soon after returning from Bengaluru in 1953, he was ordained on 14 June 1953 and made a Presbyter in Machilipatnam during the Bishopric of Yeddy Muthyalu.
Later in 1959 he was made Presbyter in Vijayawada during the Bishopric of A. B. Elliott.
In 1955, he was sent to the Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York where he earned an S.T.M. in Pastoral Counselling.
During the academic years 1949–1950 and 1954–1955, Ananda Rao lectured English Literature at the Andhra-Christian College, Guntur.
After Ananda Rao returned from the Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York in 1956, he began tutoring at the Andhra Union Theological Seminary, Dornakal.
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