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Crest of the Church of South India, Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese
Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Samuel Rajadurai
Bishop

Rt. Rev. Dr. S. Samuel Rajadurai

Bishop of the Diocese

Ordained Deacon, 28 November 1993 · Presbyter, 10 July 1994

B.Sc. · M.A. · B.D. · M.Th. · D.Th.

Pastoral experience

The road walked

Each pastorate served, in order, with what the ministry there brought about.

  1. 1992–1993

    CSI Church, Perunkarunaipalayam

    Candidate for Ministry

  2. 1993–1995

    CSI Church, Pudukkottai

    Deacon

  3. 1995–1998

    All Saints' Church, Tiruchirappalli

    Assistant Presbyter

  4. 2000–2002

    Paramathi and Thennilai Pastorates

    Pastorate Committee Chairperson

  5. 2002–2005

    CSI Church, Ariyalur

    Presbyter

  6. 2005–2007

    CSI Immanuel Church, Vellakoil

    Presbyter

  7. 2007–2008

    CSI Church, Thanthondrimalai

    Presbyter

  8. 2011–2012

    CSI Church, Thalavaipattinam

    Presbyter

  9. 2012–2015

    CSI Immanuel Church, Udumalpet

    Presbyter

  10. 2018–2023

    Central Pastorate, Dharapuram

    Presbyter

  11. 2023–2025

    Bethel Church, Dharapuram

    Presbyter

  12. 2025–

    Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur Diocese

    Bishop

Learning

Degrees

Secular

  • B.Sc.

    Bharathidasan University (Mathematics) · 1982–1985

  • M.A.

    Madurai Kamaraj University (Philosophy and Religion) · 1986–1988

Theological

  • B.D.

    Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Madurai (Serampore College) · 1988–1991

    “A Study on Child Labour and the Interventions against the Practice in a Biblical Perspective”

  • M.Th.

    Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Madurai (Serampore College) · 1998–2000

    “The Lamb and the Beast as Socio-Political Images in the Book of Revelation”

  • D.Th.

    Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Madurai (Serampore College) · 2008–2012

    “Promised Land and Right to Subsistence: The Disintegration of Peasantry and the Neoliberal Policy on Food Security, based on a study in Tamil Nadu”

For the Diocese and the congregation

Contributions

  • Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai

    Faculty for M.Th. (part-time) · 2021–

  • District Church Council, Dharapuram

    Chairman · 2015–2018

  • Department of Lay Preacher Training Programme of the Diocese

    Director · 2012–2015

  • Department of Dalit and Adivasi Concerns of the Diocese

    Director · 2002–2008

Publications

Writings

  1. Historical Settings of the Biblical Narratives: Combining the Perspectives of Scripture and Social Analysis — ISPCK, New Delhi, 2024
  2. Learning from the Saints: Biblical Inquiry for Personal Devotion — ISPCK, New Delhi (Tamil translation, 2024), 2023
  3. Promised Land and Right to Subsistence: The Disintegration of Peasantry and the Neoliberal Policy on Food Security in India — ISPCK, New Delhi (James Massey Subaltern Studies Award, 2017), 2017
  4. The Plight of Small Peasants in the Context of Globalization, with Special Reference to the Karur–Tiruppur Area — ISPCK, New Delhi, 2017
  5. The Lamb and the Beast: A Socio-Political Study of the Images of Revelation — ISPCK, New Delhi, 2015

Articles

  1. Postulates of the Nihilism of Friedrich Nietzsche and Its Contemporary Implications: A Theological and Social Analytical InquiryStaff Seminar, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, 2025
  2. Powers and Principalities: Towards a Biblical Understanding of PowerStaff Seminar, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, 2025
  3. What Is There in One Loaf of Bread? A Presentation on the Issues Connected with Food Security in IndiaStaff Seminar, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, 2025
  4. Representing God in Times of Pandemic (COVID-19): A Ministerial Perspective of Christian FaithGod in Times of Pandemic, CSI Centre, 2022
  5. Ark of the Covenant: Fact, Faith and FearCSI Life, 2021
  6. The Plight of the Food-Producing Tribals, Women and Dalits in India: An Agrarian Approach to Christian TheologyCSI Life, 2021
  7. Providence of God: Comprehending Agriculture and Food Security in the Context of the Farm Acts 2020 in IndiaTamil Nadu Theological Seminary, 2020
  8. Land Ownership and Dalits in India: A Case of InjusticeDSA, Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, 2019
  9. Rethinking Ecclesia: Towards Being and Becoming Christ Communities — A Borderless Church from a Prophetic Diakonia PerspectiveCSI Synod, 2018
  10. Reformation and HopeTamil Nadu Theological Seminary Alumni, 2017
  11. Study on the Conditions of Women Engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities in Tamil Nadu, with Special Reference to Vellore District (for the Thendral Movement, Ranipet)National Commission for Women, New Delhi, 2017
  12. Strangers at My Gate: Towards an Ecclesiastical Comprehension of the Ongoing Migration in IndiaCSI Synod (Department of Mission and Evangelism), Chennai, 2016
  13. Trinity and Counter Trinity as Counter-Posed Symbols of Power and Authority in the Book of RevelationAJTR, 2000
  14. Child Labour in the Utensil Sector (for the Centre for Labour Education and Development, LEAD)Chennai, 1992