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
The Right Reverend
Church	Church of South India (A Uniting church comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Anglican missionary societies – ABCFM, SPG, WMMS, LMS, Basel Mission, CMS, and the Church of England)
Diocese	Medak
See	Medak
In office	27 September 1947-March 1960[1]
Predecessor	Position created
Successor	Eber Priestley, CSI
Orders
Ordination	Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
Consecration	27 September 1947[2]
Rank	Priest
Personal details
Born	Frank Whittaker (1894-12-14)14 December 1894[3] England (United Kingdom)
Died	10 December 1961(1961-12-10) (aged 66)[4] Dornakal (India)
Buried	CSI-Epiphany Cathedral Compound, Dornakal
Nationality	English
Denomination	Christianity
Profession	Priesthood
Education	Master of Arts[5] (Cantab.)
Alma mater	Oldham Grammar School, Oldham (England)[3] St John's College, Cambridge[3] (England)

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, 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]