Samuel Amirtham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1932
Place of Birth: Parassala Gramapanchayath, Kerala, India
Date of Death: 26-Sep-2017
Profession: university teacher
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Samuel Amirtham
- Samuel Amirtham (19 August 1932 – 26 September 2017) was an Indian Bishop and Old Testament Scholar who taught in Spiritual formation centres affiliated to Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}founded by the Baptist Missions led by Joshua Marshman, William Carey, and William Ward. In the 1980s, Amirtham was Director on the Programme for Theological Education of the World Council of Churches, Geneva where he substantially contributed to Ecumenism and returned to India in the 1990s when he became Bishop - in - South Kerala until he stepped down from the bishopric in 1997 on attaining superannuation.
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