Isaiah Jesudason

Education

Jesudasan studied at seminaries affiliated to India"s first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Acting, 1956} with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal. He first studied at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum where he took a Licentiate in Theology, the Serampore College, Serampore where he took a Bachelor of Divinity and then the Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur where he studied for a Master of Theology.

Career

In addition he also studied at the Union Theological Seminary (New York City) for a Master of Sacred Theology degree. While Jesudasan was teaching at the Kerala United Theological Seminary, Trivandrum, he was elected as the third Bishop - in - South Kerala Diocese and consecrated on 5 August 1973 by Moderator, North. Doctorate. Ananda Rao Samuel and Lesslie Newbigin, the Deputy Moderator. The Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded an honorary doctorate degree upon Jesudasan in 1989.

On 16 June 2013, Jesudasan died due to ill health.

Achievements

• Jesudasan retired from the bishopric on 14 February 1990 on attaining superannuation.