In the ensuing year, the Diocese of Medak sent Solomon Raj to the fully-ecumenical[15] United Theological College, a Protestant Regional Theologiate, in Bangalore where he pursued propadeutic studies during 1988–1992[10] during the Principalship[10] of the leading Old Testament Scholar The Rev.

E. C. John, CSI, a direct student of Old Testament's Master Specialists, Gerhard von Rad and Claus Westermann at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

After a period of pastoral ministry, the Diocese of Medak once again re-sent Solomon Raj to the Protestant Regional Theologiate in Bangalore to upgrade his academics where Solomon Raj pursued a postgraduate course in spirituality specializing in Ethics during 1999[16]–2001[2] leading to Master of Theology during the Principalship[10] of the Old Testament Scholar Gnana Robinson, CSI a direct student of Old Testament's Master Specialist, Klaus Koch at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

[17] During the ensuing annual convocation of the Senate of Serampore College (University) held in 2002, Solomon Raj was awarded the postgraduate degree, again during the Registrarship of the New Testament Scholar, The Rev.

On completing spiritual studies in Karnataka, Solomon Raj was ordained as a Deacon on 6.10.1992[2] in the Church of South India Society (comprising Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational and Anglican missionary societies – SPG, WMMS, LMS, CMS, and the Church of England) by then Bishop Victor Premasagar, CSI and began his ecclesiastical ministry in the pastorates within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Medak.

[16] Before assuming the Cathedra in 2016, Solomon Raj was Presbyter – in – charge[18] at the CSI-Holy Trinity Church,[7] Bolarum, Secunderabad and had also led the Diocese of Medak as its Vice-chairperson[19] under the guidance and mentorship of the Systematic theologian, The Most Reverend G.

[19] In 2012,[8] Bishop T. S. Kanaka Prasad, CSI had to relinquish[7] the Cathedra as per an ecclesiastical communique from the Church of South India Synod in Chennai resulting in sede vacante during which time the Medak Diocese was overseen from Chennai by the Church of South India Synod led by then Moderator and Systematic theologian, The Most Reverend G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI.

After nearly five years of ecclesiastical oversight of the Medak Diocese, the Church of South India Synod appointed A. C. Solomon Raj to shepherd the Diocese, consecrating him on Thursday, 13.10.2016[4] at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Chennai[4] where he was principally consecrated[7] by the Systematic theologian, G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI, then Moderator and co-consecrated[7] by Thomas K. Oommen, then Deputy Moderator in the presence of other Bishops including The Right Reverend Sister Eggoni Pushpalalitha, CSI Order of Sisters, Bishop – in – Nandyal and The Right Reverend Daniel Thiagarajah, CSI Bishop – in – Jaffna.

Solomon Raj has been a member of the Board of Governors representing the Diocese of Medak in the near-ecumenical[23] Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad comprising a few Protestant Societies that include the Methodists, the Lutherans, the Baptists and the Church of South India (Anglicans, Congregationalists, Wesleyans), since the present period of the Old Testament Scholars The Rev.

Incidentally, Solomon Raj's mentor and guide, the Systematic theologian, The Most Reverend G. Dyvasirvadam, CSI has been the President of the fully-ecumenical Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Federation of Churches.

T. Matthews Emmanuel, CBCNC, then Principal of ACTC in the presence of Bishop Emeritus John S. Sadananda, CSI, the Master of the Senate of Serampore College (University).