Solomon Doraiswamy

Solomon Doraiswamy
Bishop – in – Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India (1964-1982)
Church	Christian
Diocese	Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India
See	Church of South India
In office	1964-1982
Predecessor	E. B. Thorp
Successor	R. Paulraj
Orders
Ordination	by Bishop A. H. Legg
Consecration	by Principal Consecrator the Most Reverend A. H. Legg, Moderator Co-consecrator, the Right Reverend P. Solomon, Deputy Moderator
Personal details
Previous post	Pastor, Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India (-1964)

Bishop Solomon Doraiswamy was the second Bishop-in-South Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India whose bishopric lasted from 1964 to 1982.

Doraiswamy elected as the second Bishop - in - Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India who was principally consecrated in 1964 by Moderator, A. H. Legg and co-consecrated by P. Solomon, the Deputy Moderator.

During the fourteenth Church of South India Synod held from 10–14 January 1974 at the Women's Christian College, Madras, Doraiswamy was elected as the Deputy Moderator and held the office from 1974 to 1980 for over three terms (1974-1976; 1976-1978 and 1978-1980). Again during the seventeenth Church of South India Synod held from 10–14 January 1980 at Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Doraiswamy became the Moderator and held the office for a term up to 1982.

Doraiswamy retired from the bishopric in 1982 on attaining superannuation. The Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded an honorary doctorate degree upon Doraiswamy in 1981.

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