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Bishop P. Solomon (3 June 1910-21 August 2002) was the third Bishop - in - Dornakal Diocese of the Church of South India who succeeded A. B. Elliott. Just like his predecessor Elliott, Solomon also lived the life of a Catholic priest, maintaining celibacy and never got married in spite of the institution of marriage being optional in the Anglican Church. Solomon had his spiritual formation at the United Theological College, Bangalore where he studied from 1936-1940〔K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997. p.19〕 for the graduate course leading to Bachelor of Divinity awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first〔Sankar Ray, The Hindu (Business Line), 11 April 2008 ''Almost a century later, the charter was endorsed officially under the Bengal Govt Act IV of 1918. '' Internet, accessed 30 November 2008. ()〕 〔The Senate of Serampore College (University) is a University within the meaning of Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under which a University means a University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in consultation with the University concerned, be recoginsed by the Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this Act. The UGC took the opinion that the Senate fell under the purview of Section 2 (f) of the said Act since ''The Serampore College Act, 1918'' was passed by the Government of West Bengal.〕 with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal. After Solomon's return from Bangalore, he was ordained in 1947〔Rajaiah David Paul, ''The First Decade: An Account of the Church of South India'', Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1958, pp.264, 276. ()〕 by Frank Whittaker in Medak. In 1956, Solomon was a missionary in Swindon〔 and to the British Isles.〔 Rajaiah David Paul writes that while Solomon out of the country, he was elected〔 as Bishop. Solomon was consecrated on 27 November 1956〔 as the third Bishop-in-Dornakal by H. Sumitra, Moderator and J. E. L. Newbigin, Deputy Moderator of the Church of South India Synod at the CSI-Epiphany Cathedral in Dornakal.〔 Solomon led the bishopric of Dornakal from 1956 to 1979. The Diocese of Dornakal was bifurcated in 1978 resulting in the creation of the Diocese of Karimnagar. M. Edwin Rao who compiled a centennial edition of the Diocese of Dornakal writes that Solomon attended ecclesiastical conclaves the world over,〔 *1956, World Methodist Conference, United States of America, *1956, Audience with Eisenhower along with other delegates attending World Methodist Conference, *1965, the Second Vatican Council convened by Pope Paul VI and also had an audience with the Holy Father in Rome〔 and again in Bombay, *1968,〔 the tenth Lambeth Conference〔''Resolutions and reports of the ''Lambeth Conference (1968)'', SPCK, 1968, p.151. ()〕 presided by Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury. *1961, World Methodist Conference, Oslo, *1965, Guest of honour of Patriarch of Syrian Orthodox Church, Damascus, *1967, British Methodist Missionary Society consultation, Manchester *1967, Congress on Evangelism by Billy Graham, *1967, East Asia Christian Council, Bangkok, *1968, the fourth assembly〔''The Uppsala report 1968: official report of the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Uppsala July 4–20, 1968'', World Council of Churches, 1968, pp.107 and 437. ()〕 of the World Council of Churches held at Uppsala, *1969, Consultation on Church Union in Kenya-East Africa, *1969, Audience with the Emperor of Ethiopia at Addis Ababa, *1969, Audience with the Patriarch of Coptic Church in Addis Ababa, ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pereji Solomon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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