Frank Whittaker
Frank Whittaker was the first Bishop - in - Medak in the Church of South India, with his see in Medak in the Indian state of Hyderabad. Originally a Methodist, he became a bishop when several denominations in India merged to form the Church of South India on 27 September 1947.
Earlier, Whittaker had been the first head of the Normal Training College in Medak.
Rajaiah David Paul writes that in March 1960, Whittaker vacated the Cathedral, so paving way for Eber Priestley who was appointed on 1 November 1960 the same year and moved to Dornakal to teach at the Andhra Union Theological College. However, nearly a year later, due to ill-health, Whittaker died in Dornakal on 10 December 1961.
