T. B. D. Prakasa Rao

Bishop Emeritus T. B. D. Prakasa Rao Ayyagaru
Bishop Emeritus -in - CSI-Krishna-Godavari Diocese
Native name	మహ గనుడు టి. బి. డి. ప్రకస రావు అయ్యాగారు
Church	Protestant Church of South India (comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational and Anglican missionary societies - SPG, WMMS, LMS, CMS, and the Church of England)
Diocese	CSI-Krishna-Godavari Diocese
See	CSI-St. Paul's Centenary Church, Vijayawada (since 2001, the Cathedra of the Bishop has been shifted to St. Andrew's Cathedral, Machilipatnam)
Elected	1981
In office	1981–2001
Predecessor	N. D. Ananda Rao Samuel
Successor	G. Dyvasirvadam
Orders
Consecration	18 November 1981 by Moderator Solomon Doraiswamy (Principal Consecrator) and Deputy Moderator I. Jesudason (Co-consecrator)
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Birth name	Thumaty Babu Deva Prakasa Rao
Born	Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Christianity
Residence	Bandlaguda Jagir, Rajendranagar mandal, R. R. District, Telangana
Parents	The Rev. T. Joseph
Occupation	Anglican priest
Previous post	Auxiliary Secretary, Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary, Bible House, Secunderabad (relocated in Guntur in 2016)(1976-1981)
Education	B.A., B.D., M.A., B.Ed.
Alma mater	Andhra-Christian College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, Gurukul Lutheran Theological College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, Government Training College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh

Bishop Emeritus T. B. D. Prakasa Rao was the fourthCSI-Bishop - in - Krishna-Godavari of the Protestant Church of South India who occupied the Cathedra placed at CSI-St. Paul's Cathedral,Vijayawada. The Bishopric of Prakasa Rao lasted for two decades from 1981 through 2001, one of the longest in the history of the Church of South India Society. Prakasa Rao led the bishopric of Krishna-Godavari that was predominantly part of the Christian missions undertaken by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) which merged its South IndiaChristian missions in India into the Church of South India Society which was inaugurated in 1947 at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Madras.

Prakasa Rao earlier led the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary from 1976 through 1981 especially during the period when common language translations into vernacular languages were being undertaken by the Bible Society of India throughout the country from the original sources comprising the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and the Novum Testamentum Graece under the direction of The Rev. C. Arangaden through its translation team comprising Old Testament Scholars well-versed in Biblical Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew and New Testament Scholars with expertise in Biblical Greek comprising M. P. John, John Philipose, G. Babu Rao,Basil Rebera, and Nitoy Achumi. During Rao's stint with the Auxiliary, common language translation of the scriptures into modern Telugu language were already being undertaken by G. Babu Rao together with his graduate companion S. Israel.