Govada Dyvasirvadam was born on 28 March 1951 and is Bishop Emeritus of Krishna-Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India.
11 Facts About Govada Dyvasirvadam
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Govada Dyvasirvadam was a member of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches headquartered in Geneva as well as a member of the General Committee of the Christian Conference of Asia headquartered in Thailand.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam was born on 28 March 1951 in Challapalli in Krishna District.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam was the tenth child of his parents, Rev Govada Devamani and Smt.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam had been an alumnus of Sreemanthu Raja Higher Secondary School, Challapalli in Krishna District and the Municipal School in Eluru in West Godavari District.
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In March 1978, Govada Dyvasirvadam was ordained by Bishop Henry Lazarus as a deacon in the St Andrew's Church in Machilipatnam.
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Later, on invitation from the UTC, Bangalore, Govada Dyvasirvadam went on study leave to serve as the Acting Registrar there.
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In 1992, Govada Dyvasirvadam was recalled to the Church of South India Society by then Moderator, Bird Ryder Devapriam and was assigned the responsibility of overseeing pastoral concerns and became Director of the Pastoral Aid Department of the Church of South India Synod, Chennai.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam was re-elected unanimously in the Synod of 2000 in Secunderabad and in the Synod of 2002 in Melukavumattam.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam has been elected as the Deputy Moderator of CSI in the Synod of 2012 at Kanyakumari.
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Govada Dyvasirvadam has been elected as the Moderator of CSI in the Synod of 2014 at Vijayawada.