Samuel Devasahayam

Samuel Ebenezer Clement Devasahayam is the second Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India.^[1]

The Right Reverend Samuel Devasahayam
Bishop of Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
Devasahayam
Church	Church of South India
Diocese	Thoothukudi-Nazareth Diocese
In office	2017 to 2027
Predecessor	J. A. D. Jebachandran
Orders
Ordination	10 June 1984
Consecration	11 June 2017 by Thomas K Oommen (principal consecrator) and Vadapalli Prasada Rao (co-consecrator)
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Samuel Devasahayam Ebenezer Clement (1957-04-02) 2 April 1957 (age 68) Pandaravilai, Tamilnadu

Early years

Devasahayam did his college education at Pope's College at Sawyerpuram and gained Bachelor of Divinity from Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary.

Ecclesiastical Ministry

Devasahayam was ordained as Deacon in 1983 and as Presbyter in 1984 by S. Daniel Abraham, Bishop of Tirunelveli. He was elected and selected as the Bishop of Thoothukudi - Nazareth Diocese of the Church of South India in June 2017 and consecrated bishop at St. John's Cathedral, Nazareth on 11 June 2017 by CSI Moderator Thomas K Oommen.