Bishops of our Diocese

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Successive Shepherds of the Church in Bombay
Established 1837 (Church of England) → Church of North India (1970 onwards)

The Rt. Rev. Prabhu D. Jebamani

17th Bishop of Bombay Diocese

Consecrated & Installed - 2025

The Episcopacy of Bombay (1837 – Present)

01
The Rt. Revd. Thomas Carr

1836–1851

(1st Bishop)

02
The Rt. Revd. John Hardings

1851–1869

03
The Rt. Revd. Henry Alexander Douglas

1869–1875

04
The Rt. Revd. Louis George Mylne

1876–1898

05
The Rt. Revd. James Mac Aruthur

1898–1903

06
The Rt. Revd. Walter Ruthven Pym

1903–1908

07
The Rt. Revd. Edwin James Palmer

1908–1929

08
The Rt. Revd. Richard Dyke Achland

1929–1947

09
The Rt. Revd. William Quinlan Lash

1947–1961

10 Last Anglican
The Rt. Revd. Christopher James Gossage Robinson

1962–1970

(Last Anglican Bishop before CNI formation)

11 First CNI Bishop
The Rt. Revd. Arthur William Luther

1970–1973

(1st Bishop after formation of Church of North India)

CNI
12
The Rt. Revd. Dr. Donald Moses Kennedy

1973–1979

CNI
13
The Rt. Revd. Dr. Samuel Bright Joshua

1979–1998

CNI
14
The Rt. Revd. Dr. Baiju Fulji Gavit

1998–2006

CNI
15
The Rt. Revd. Dr. Prakash Dinkar Patole

2006–2024