Pereji Solomon

Bishop P. Solomon (3 June 1910 – 21 August 2002) was the third Bishop-in-Dornakal Diocese of the Church of South India who succeeded A.

Ever since Solomon chose the vocation of Priesthood, he maintained celibacy and served the Church throughout his life.

Solomon had his spiritual formation at the United Theological College, Bangalore where he studied from 1936 to 1940[4] for the graduate course leading to Bachelor of Divinity awarded by the Senate of Serampore College (University), India's first[5] {a university under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956}[6] with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.

[1] Rajaiah David Paul writes that while Solomon out of the country, he was elected[7] bishop.

M. Edwin Rao, who compiled a centennial edition of the Diocese of Dornakal, writes that Solomon attended ecclesiastical conclaves the world over,[2]