Timothy Ravinder
| Timothy Ravinder | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India | |
| Church | Christian |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 2013–present |
| Predecessor | Manickam Dorai |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 by William Moses |
| Consecration | 28 September 2013 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20.12.1958 Ketti, Tamil Nadu |
| Previous post | Liaison Officer, CSI-EMS India Desk, Chennai |
Timothy Ravinder is the Bishop of Coimbatore Diocese of Church of South India.
Timothy Ravinder Dev Pradeep was born in 1958 to S.Timothy and Emily Jane and was brought up in Ketti - a small village in the beautifully situated valley, South of Ooty, The Nilgiris, South India. He had completed his primary education from The Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti. He had taken the Pre University Course from Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore.He did his graduate course in B.Sc. Physics from University of Madras from Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya. He successfully completed the theological degree B.D, from the United Theological College, Bangalore, India (1991 to 1996). Subsequent to this he was selected to take an autumn course in New Testament studies at the Copenhagen University in Denmark. In the year 2003 Timothy Ravinder was deputed by the Church of South India from the Coimbatore diocese to work with the Protestant Church in Baden, Germany from 2003 to 2008 where he further studied german Language , Arts and Culture at the Frankfurt University under the European Language Course Certificate in Rheinfelden, Baden.
Timothy Ravinder is married to Anny Hemalatha. He has two children named Jithender Jaswanth Timothy, married to Astrid Ashford Jithender, is a Research Associate at the Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, and Ajith Steve, is a UI/UX designer at Indivirtual Dubai U.A.E and works on interactive web and mobile solutions for high-end clients/companies.
Timothy Ravinder was selected as the Bishop of Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India on 25 September 2013. He was consecrated as the 6th bishop of Diocese of Coimbatore of the Church of South India on 28 September 2013 by Rev Devakadasham, Moderator, Church of South India.
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