) ▁is ▁the ▁e ighth ▁Bishop ▁- ▁in ▁- ▁D orn ak al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁South ▁India ▁who ▁was ▁princip ally ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁then ▁Mod er ator , ▁G . ▁Dev ak ad ash am ▁and ▁co - con sec r ated ▁by ▁then ▁Deput y ▁Mod er ator , ▁G . ▁Dy vas ir v ad am ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁South ▁India ▁Syn od ▁at ▁the ▁C SI - E pi ph any ▁C athedral , ▁D orn ak al . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Syn od ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pr as ada ▁R ao ▁was ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁Syn od ▁for ▁the ▁tri en ni um ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Studies ▁After ▁school ing ▁in ▁K ist aram ▁and ▁colleg iate ▁studies ▁in ▁S ath up al li , ▁Pr as ada ▁R ao ▁studied ▁sciences ▁leading ▁to ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁at ▁Ram av aram ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Sing aren i ▁Col lier ies ▁Company . ▁ ▁Much ▁like ▁the ▁early ▁Church ▁Father ▁Saint ▁Am bro se ▁of ▁Milan , ▁Pr as ada ▁R ao ▁rel in qu ished ▁civil ▁work ▁and ▁took ▁to ▁priest hood ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁And h ra ▁Christian ▁The ological ▁College , ▁Hy der abad ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of