Frank Whittaker

Frank Whittaker (born 1894;[3] died 1961[4]) was the first Bishop - in - Medak[6] in the Church of South India, with his see in Medak in the Indian state of Hyderabad. Originally a Methodist, he became a bishop when several denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.[7][8]

Bishop Frank Whittaker, CSI Ayyagaru
First Bishop - in - Medak
Church	Church of South India
Diocese	Medak
See	Medak
In office	27 September 1947-March 1960[1]
Predecessor	Post created
Successor	Eber Priestley
Orders
Ordination	Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
Consecration	27 September 1947[2]
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Birth name	Frank Whittaker
Born	(1894-12-14)14 December 1894[3] England
Died	10 December 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 66)[4] Dornakal
Buried	Dornakal
Nationality	English
Denomination	Christianity
Occupation	Priesthood
Education	Master of Arts[5]
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge[3]

Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.[9]

Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker vacated the Cathedral, so paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960[1] the same year and moved to Dornakal to teach at the Andhra Union Theological College. However, nearly a year later, due to ill-health, Whittaker died in Dornakal on 10 December 1961.[4]

References

Notes

1. Rajaiah David Paul, Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1972, p.86
2. P. Surya Prakash, Diocese of Karimnagar 133 years and beyond - A story of transformation 1879-2012.
3. Rajaiah David Paul, The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India, The Christian Literature Society, Chennai, 1958, p.264.
4. The Church of South India, The Indian Missionary Society, Madras, and The National Missionary Society of India Jointly Celebrate the Birth Centenary of Bishop Azariah, the First Indian Bishop and Founder of The Indian Missionary Society and the National Missionary Society, on 5 and 6 October 1974 in Madras, 1974, p.56.
5. Sir Stanley Reed, The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who, Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1954, p.961.
6. K. M. George, Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997, Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla, 1999. p. 272.
7. "Church Union in South India". Life. 1 December 1947. p. 63 (photo of Whittaker appears on p. 65).
8. Mark Kauffman (photographer) (1 October 1947). "Methodist Bishop Frank Whittaker attending inaugeration of the Church of South India". Life. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
9. F. Golyer Sackett (1930). Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929. London: The Cargate Press. p. 185.

Further reading

• Rajaiah David Paul (1972). Ecumenism in action: a historical survey of the Church of South India.

• F. Golyer Sackett (1930). Vision and Venture : A Record of Fifty Years in Hyderabad 1879 - 1929. London: The Cargate Press.

Church of South India Diocese of Medak Ecclesiastical Titles
Preceded by New position	CSI-Bishop in Medak, Medak 1947-1960	Succeeded by Eber Priestley
Preceded by C. K. Jacob	Deputy Moderator Church of South India Synod 1950-1952	Succeeded by H. Sumitra
Honorary titles
Preceded by	Member Board of Governors Andhra Union Theological College, Dornakal 1947–1960	Succeeded by Eber Priestley 1961–1967