OBITUARY




With deep regret we announce the sudden demise of

The Rt. Rev. Dr. J. Gnanabaranam Johnson
(IX Bishop of Tranquebar)
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church, India

On Sunday 10th August 2008 at Chennai.

His mortal remains is placed for public respect in

Bishop Manikam Memorial Hall, 41, Harleys Road, Kilpauk Chennai 600010

Funeral Service will be held on
Tuesday 12th August 2008 at 10.00 AM in

The Lutheran Adaikalanathar Church, Purasawalkam , Chennai 600007.

Bishop Johnson was the ordained Pastor of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC), serving in many congregations and taught Systematic Theology in Serampore College, Calcutta and in Gurukul Lutheran Theological College Chennai. Later he served as Director of Gurukul and Director of the ZIegenbalg Spiritual Centre at Tranquebar. He was consecrated as Bishop of the TELC on 14th January 1993 and served the church till January 1999. Bp. Johnson is a versatile write and his German Book “Heute mein Jesus” is translated into many languages. The royalty from this book he had given it for the evangelistic work in Papua-New Guinea. He is survived by his wife Rev. Dr. Eva-Maria Siebert Johnson and three sisters. May his soul rest in Peace.







Rev. Dr. Ponniah Manoharan
Director
Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute
Chennai.