A former priest in the united Church of North India’s Diocese of Calcutta has been chosen to be the next Area Bishop of Bradwell in the Church of England’s Diocese of Chelms-ford. The Ven Dr John Peru-mbalath already serves in the Diocese, which covers the county of Essex and parts of east London, as the Archdeacon of Barking. He comes, origi-nally, from the ancient Syrian Christian community in Kerala, India, and trained for ministry at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune.
Dr Perumbalath worked as a youth worker among uni-versity students for two years and as a theological educator for three years before his ordination in the CNI.
