Rt Rev Dr. Okay. Reuben Mark, the newly elected Moderator of Church of South India (CSI) Synod. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
A particular session of the CSI Synod held in Chennai noticed his election, being considered a milestone within the CSI Church’s historical past. The particular session of the Synod, convened on Monday (July 21, 2025), was devoted to the theme ‘Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation and Unity’. Justice V. Bharathidasan, the election officer, introduced the outcomes.
It could also be talked about right here that the Madras High Court had in April 2024 appointed two of its retired judges because the Committee of Administrators to manage the CSI in addition to the CSI Trust Association till the conduct of recent elections for the Diocesan Councils and the Synod. A Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and R. Sakthivel had appointed former judges R. Balasubramanian and V. Bharathidasan as directors and directed them to take cost of the administration of CSI and CSI Trust Association with instant impact.
The CSI Synod is the very best administrative physique of the CSI, overseeing and coordinating the actions of all the denomination. It is the governing physique of the CSI, that contains clergy and lay representatives from all dioceses. The CSI Synod consists of bishops of 24 dioceses, presbyters and layman (each women and men) who’re elected from the respective diocesan councils to the synod.
The election of Rev. Reuben Mark as moderator is predicted to usher in a brand new period for the CSI, aligning with the synod’s concentrate on these core ideas. B. Vimal Sukumar would be the honorary treasurer of the Synod making him the important thing monetary officer of the CSI that features managing the Synod’s funds, budgeting, reporting and making certain monetary compliance and stability. C. Fernandas Rathina Raja has been elected normal secretary of the CSI Synod.
Published – July 22, 2025 07:21 am IST
