ReligionEast India Company rule
Anglican Diocese of Madras created
· St. George's Cathedral, Chennai
Daniel Corrie was consecrated the first Bishop of Madras, and St. George's Church became the cathedral of the new diocese.
Until 1835 the Anglican churches of South India came under the Diocese of Calcutta. On 28 October 1835 Daniel Corrie, then Archdeacon of Calcutta, was consecrated as the first Bishop of Madras. St. George's Church on the Choultry Plain became the cathedral of the new diocese. Corrie served until his death in February 1837 and was succeeded by George Spencer. A statue of Corrie stands at the entrance of the cathedral.
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