Norman C. Sargant | |
|---|---|
| Bishop in Church of South India Diocese of Mysore | |
| Church | Christian |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mysore |
| See | Church of South India |
| In office | 1951-1970[1] |
| Predecessor | Premaka Gurushantha |
| Successor | Kenneth E. Gill |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 12 April 1951 at St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1909 |
| Died | 17 September 1982 (aged 73) Bristol, UK |
Norman Carr Sargant (3 January 1909 – 17 September 1982) was the second[1][3] Bishop in Church of South India Diocese of Mysore. Norman was the brother of Thomas Sargant and William Sargant.
Sargant was educated at The Leys School, Cambridge and Handsworth Theological College.[4] He came to India as a Methodist Missionary in 1931[5] and was a member of the Church History Association of India.[6]
- ^ a b K. M. George, Church of South India: life in union, 1947–1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999, pp.36-41. [1]
- ^ Rajaiah David Paul, ‘’The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India’’, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1958, p.74. [2]
- ^ Bernard Thorogood, Gales of Change: Responding to a Shifting Missionary Context : the Story of the London Missionary Society, 1945-1977, WCC, p. 97. [3]
- ^ "Sargant, Norman Carr". A History of Methodism. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Sargant, Norman Carr Collection, Reference code(s): GB 0151 DA36, held at Birmingham - University of, Information Services, Orchard Learning Resources Centre [4]
- ^ Indian Church History Review, Volume 17, 1983, 83