S. R. Furtado

Sebastian Ratnakar Furtado
Bishop in Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India
ChurchChristian
DioceseKarnataka Southern Diocese
SeeChurch of South India
In office1970-1978
PredecessorNorman C. Sargant (erstwhile Diocese of Mysore)
SuccessorD. P. Shettian
Orders
Ordination1952 by the Basel Evangelical Mission
Consecration2 May 1971
by The Most Reverend P. Solomon, Moderator and
the Right Reverend J. E. L. Newbigin, Deputy Moderator, Church of South India Synod
Personal details
Born25 April,[1] 1912[2]
Died4 November 1995[1]
Karnataka
ParentsMary Jane (Mother); Lazar Andrea Furtado (Father)[1]

S. R. Furtado (April 25, 1912 – November 4, 1995) was the first Bishop[3] - in - Karnataka Southern Diocese of Church of South India headquartered in Mangalore.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Geni
  2. ^ Vijaya Kumar, Ecumenical Cooperation of the Missions in Karnataka (India), 1834-1989: A Historical Analysis of the Evangelistic Strategy of the Missions, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2005, p.195. [1]
  3. ^ The Church of England Year Book, Volume 93, Church of England. General Synod, Church Information Office, 1976, p.235. [2]
  4. ^ 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. [3]