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Diocese of North East India

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The Diocese of North East India is a diocese of the Church of North India, centred in Shillong, North-East India.

The Diocese of Assam, of the (Anglican) Church of India, Burma and Ceylon, was created from the Diocese of Calcutta in 1915.[1] In 1970, it became a diocese of the united Church of North India; and had its current name by 1986.[2]

Bishops of Assam

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The Church of India, Burma and Ceylon diocese had three bishops prior to Indian independence:

and three after:

Bishops of North East India

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References

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  1. ^ "A History of the Church of England in India, by Eyre Chatterton (1924)". anglicanhistory.org.
  2. ^ "India Club – An Introduction to the History of the Anglican Church in North-East India – Contents, Chapter 4". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ Perry, Cindy L. (1997). "Nepali Around the World: Emphasizing Nepali Christians of the Himalayas".
  4. ^ http://www.oremus.org/acp/1998.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  5. ^ http://www.oremus.org/acp/1999.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  6. ^ https://new.cnisynod.org/visit-to-the-diocese-of-north-east-india/ [permanent dead link]